The Effects of the Hopeful Outdoor Parkinson Exercise (HOPE) Program on Improving Balance Performance in Parkinsonian Non-fallers and Single Fallers

Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effects of the Hopeful Outdoor Parkinson Exercise (HOPE) Program on Improving Balance, Gait and Functional Performance in Parkinsonian Non-fallers and Single Fallers - a Randomized Controlled Trial With 12-month Follow-up

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To determine whether the 8-week Hopeful Outdoor Parkinson's Exercise (HOPE) Program would be effective in improving balance performance, physical functions, gait parameter, balance confidence, health-related quality-of-life, disease-specific motor performance and fall-related outcomes in Parkinson's disease (PD) non-fallers and single fallers.

Clinical Trial Description

Previous studies demonstrated that multi-modal balance training program was effective in improving balance performance in people with PD. However they did not include all the balance domains and outdoor fall-prone activities have been overlooked. We designed a task- and context-specific balance training program based on the framework of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) to target all six balance domains including biomechanical constraints, stability limits and verticality, anticipatory postural adjustments, reactive postural responses, sensori-motor integration and dynamic gait control. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease
• Parkinson's Disease

• NCT number: NCT01799681
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2011
• Completion date: December 2014