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NCT number NCT05679934
Other study ID # deu-uyesil-001
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 1, 2022
Est. completion date June 1, 2024

Study information

Verified date December 2022
Source Dokuz Eylul University
Contact ÜMIT YESIL
Phone +905384834145
Email fztumityesil@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to investigate effect of exercise program on balance, gait and performance in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus applied with lumbar puncture. The main question it aims to answer are: - Home based exercise program effective on balance, gait and performance - Telerehabilitation exercise program effective on balance, gait and performance Researchers will compare home based exercise group, telerehabilitation group and control group to see if difference in terms of balance, gait and performance


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date June 1, 2024
Est. primary completion date June 1, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 60 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Age 60-90 years old - Fulfilling the following clinical criteria for iNPH, as proposed by the Relkin and colleagues - Able to walk independently (without physical assistance from a person and/or a device) Exclusion Criteria: - Patients who had severe physical disability or immobility, major primary psychiatric disorders (eg, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), unstable major medical illnesses (eg, acute coronary syndrome, respiratory failure), acute cerebrovascular disease, severe visual or hearing impairments were excluded. - Patients with diagnosis of seconder normal pressure hydrocephalus were also excluded.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Exercise Program
Stretching and strengthening exercises will be applied to the participants

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Dokuz Eylul University Izmir

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Dokuz Eylul University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (24)

Abram K, Bohne S, Bublak P, Karvouniari P, Klingner CM, Witte OW, Guntinas-Lichius O, Axer H. The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2016 Sep 27;6(3):447-457. doi: 10.1159/000450602. eCollection 2016 Sep-Dec. — View Citation

Andren K, Wikkelso C, Tisell M, Hellstrom P. Natural course of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;85(7):806-10. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306117. Epub 2013 Nov 29. — View Citation

Bottcher N, Bremova T, Feil K, Heinze C, Schniepp R, Strupp M. Normal pressure hydrocephalus: Increase of utricular input in responders to spinal tap test. Clin Neurophysiol. 2016 May;127(5):2294-301. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.01.027. Epub 2016 Feb 28. — View Citation

Bovonsunthonchai S, Witthiwej T, Ngamsombat C, Sathornsumetee S, Vachalathiti R, Muangpaisan W, Hengsomboon P, Thong-On S, Jankhum S, Yangyoo P. Effect of spinal tap test on the performance of sit-to-stand, walking, and turning in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Nagoya J Med Sci. 2018 Feb;80(1):53-60. doi: 10.18999/nagjms.80.1.53. — View Citation

Chunyan L, Rongrong H, Youping W, Hongliang L, Qiong Y, Xing L, Yan X. Gait characteristics and effects of the cerebrospinal fluid tap test in probable idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Nov;210:106952. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106952. Epub 2021 Sep 20. — View Citation

Gallagher R, Marquez J, Osmotherly P. Gait and Balance Measures Can Identify Change From a Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap Test in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Nov;99(11):2244-2250. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.03.018. Epub 2018 Apr 25. — View Citation

Hakim S, Adams RD. The special clinical problem of symptomatic hydrocephalus with normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Observations on cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics. J Neurol Sci. 1965 Jul-Aug;2(4):307-27. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(65)90016-x. No abstract available. — View Citation

Hess T, Milani TL, Meixensberger J, Krause M. Postural performance and plantar cutaneous vibration perception in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Heliyon. 2020 Dec 31;7(1):e05811. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05811. eCollection 2021 Jan. — View Citation

Ishikawa M, Yamada S, Yamamoto K. Early and delayed assessments of quantitative gait measures to improve the tap test as a predictor of shunt effectiveness in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2016 Nov 22;13(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12987-016-0044-z. — View Citation

Isik AT, Kaya D, Ates Bulut E, Dokuzlar O, Soysal P. The Outcomes Of Serial Cerebrospinal Fluid Removal In Elderly Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Clin Interv Aging. 2019 Nov 19;14:2063-2069. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S228257. eCollection 2019. — View Citation

Larsson J, Israelsson H, Eklund A, Lundin-Olsson L, Malm J. Falls and Fear of Falling in Shunted Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus-The Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Comorbidity and Risk Factors Associated With Hydrocephalus Study. Neurosurgery. 2021 Jun 15;89(1):122-128. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab094. — View Citation

Lim TS, Yong SW, Moon SY. Repetitive lumbar punctures as treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus. Eur Neurol. 2009;62(5):293-7. doi: 10.1159/000235808. Epub 2009 Aug 27. — View Citation

Lundin F, Ledin T, Wikkelso C, Leijon G. Postural function in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus before and after shunt surgery: a controlled study using computerized dynamic posturography (EquiTest). Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;115(9):1626-31. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.015. Epub 2013 Mar 11. — View Citation

Nikaido Y, Kajimoto Y, Akisue T, Urakami H, Kawami Y, Kuroda K, Ohno H, Saura R. Dynamic Balance Measurements Can Differentiate Patients Who Fall From Patients Who Do Not Fall in Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Aug;100(8):1458-1466. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.01.008. Epub 2019 Feb 4. — View Citation

Nikaido Y, Urakami H, Okada Y, Kajimoto Y, Ishida N, Kawami Y, Akisue T, Saura R. Dynamic gait stability in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with high and low fall-risk. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2022 Oct;99:105757. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105757. Epub 2022 Sep 5. — View Citation

Prometti P, Olivares A, Gaia G, Bonometti G, Comini L, Scalvini S. Biodex Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly With Ataxia: A New Age-Dependent Derived Index in Rehabilitation: An Observational Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(10):e2977. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002977. — View Citation

Relkin N, Marmarou A, Klinge P, Bergsneider M, Black PM. Diagnosing idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery. 2005 Sep;57(3 Suppl):S4-16; discussion ii-v. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000168185.29659.c5. — View Citation

Rossi PD, Damanti S, Nani C, Pluderi M, Bertani G, Mari D, Cesari M, Consonni D, Spagnoli D. Repeated Cerebrospinal Fluid Removal Procedure in Older Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Ineligible for Surgical Treatment. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Mar;20(3):373-376.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.11.014. Epub 2019 Jan 9. — View Citation

Schniepp R, Trabold R, Romagna A, Akrami F, Hesselbarth K, Wuehr M, Peraud A, Brandt T, Dieterich M, Jahn K. Walking assessment after lumbar puncture in normal-pressure hydrocephalus: a delayed improvement over 3 days. J Neurosurg. 2017 Jan;126(1):148-157. doi: 10.3171/2015.12.JNS151663. Epub 2016 Mar 18. — View Citation

Sherafat S, Salavati M, Ebrahimi Takamjani I, Akhbari B, Mohammadirad S, Mazaheri M, Negahban H. Intrasession and intersession reliability of postural control in participants with and without nonspecific low back pain using the Biodex Balance System. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Feb;36(2):111-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.12.005. — View Citation

Son M, Cheon SM, Youm C, Kim JW. Turning reveals the characteristics of gait freezing better than walking forward and backward in Parkinson's disease. Gait Posture. 2022 May;94:131-137. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.03.009. Epub 2022 Mar 16. — View Citation

Song M, Lieberman A, Fife T, Nielsen M, Hayden S, Sabbagh M, Shi J. A prospective study on gait dominant normal pressure hydrocephalus. Acta Neurol Scand. 2019 Apr;139(4):389-394. doi: 10.1111/ane.13064. Epub 2019 Feb 19. — View Citation

Tisell M, Tullberg M, Hellstrom P, Edsbagge M, Hogfeldt M, Wikkelso C. Shunt surgery in patients with hydrocephalus and white matter changes. J Neurosurg. 2011 May;114(5):1432-8. doi: 10.3171/2010.11.JNS10967. Epub 2011 Jan 14. — View Citation

Viteckova S, Horakova H, Polakova K, Krupicka R, Ruzicka E, Brozova H. Agreement between the GAITRite(R) System and the Wearable Sensor BTS G-Walk(R) for measurement of gait parameters in healthy adults and Parkinson's disease patients. PeerJ. 2020 May 22;8:e8835. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8835. eCollection 2020. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Postural Stability Biodex Balance System was used to measure balance-related variables. Biodex has a fixable and movable platform and a touch screen on which the participant can visually track his/her movements.The Postural Stability test emphasizes a patient's ability to maintain center of balance. The device measures anterior-posterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML) oscillations of the participant and provides anterior-posterior index, medial-lateral index and total stability index scores. Since these scores assess deviations from center, a lower score is more desirable than a higher score Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Fall Risk Biodex Balance System was used to measure balance-related variables.Fall Risk test measures the patient's postural sway velocity to predict risk. There is a circular platform that moves freely and simultaneously about the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral axes and provides overall stabiliy index score. The index of overall stability is measured in degrees and higher scores indicate poor dynamic balance Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of Balance Biodex Balance System was used to measure balance-related variables. mCTSIB provides a generalized assessment of how well patient can integrate various senses with respect to balance and compensate when one or more of those senses are compromised. mCTSIB was performed in four different conditions: eyes open-firm surface (EO-firm), eyes closed-firm surface (EC-firm), eyes open-foam surface (EO- foam), eyes closed-foam surface (EC-foam). The device computes an overall sway index as the standard deviation of the recorded position away from the center. Higher sway index scores indicate greater deviations from the center, therefore, lower scores reflect better response Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Walking Speed The gait characteristics was measured using G-Walk sensor system. The BTS G-Walk (G-Sensor 2) is a portable, wireless, inertial system with wearable sensors. Each participant was asked to walk down a hallway through a central 7- meter "testing" zone, instructed to walk at his/her ordinary comfortable walking speed and return start line. The acquired data is transmitted via a Bluetooth connection to a computer and processed using the special software program BTS G-Studio. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Cadence The test will perform with G-walk device. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Stride Length The test will perform with G-walk device. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Time Up and Go Test The test will perform with G-walk device. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary The Functional Independence Measure The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) is an assessment tool that aims to evaluate the functional status of patients.FIM is an 18-item, clinician reported scale that assesses an individuals functional capability in six areas including self-care, continence, mobility, transfers, communication and cognition. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Primary Muscle Strength We measured knee extensor and ankle dorsi flexor muscle strength using a hand-held dynamometer. Participants were asked to seat on a bedside (height 100 cm) with hip and knee at 90 degree flexion. Three measurements were taken for each muscle group and the highest score was recorded in kg. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary Mini-mental state The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a 30-point questionnaire that is used extensively in clinical and research settings to measure cognitive impairment Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Clinical Dementia Rating The Clinical Dementia Rating or CDR is a numeric scale used to quantify the severity of symptoms of dementia Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Geriatric Depression Scale The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a 30-item self-report assessment used to identify depression in the elderly. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) was specifically developed to assess signs and symptoms of major depression in demented patients. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Barthel scale The Barthel scale is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL). Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (iADL) The Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (iADL) scale covers eight functional domains: using the telephone, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry, transport, medication, and finances. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Tinetti-test The Tinetti-test, also called Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) assesses a person's perception of balance and stability during activities of daily living and their fear of falling. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary The Nine-Hole Peg Test The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) is used to measure finger dexterity in patients with various neurological diagnoses Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary Grip strength Grip strength is a measure of muscular strength or the maximum force/tension generated by one's forearm muscles. It can be used as a screening tool for the measurement of upper body strength and overall strength Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary Fried frailty scale Fried frailty scale is the very first and most commonly used assessment scale for an operational definition of physical frailty with its demonstrated success as a predictor of mobility limitations and mortality. Fried frailty scale includes five components, among which three or more were defined as frailty: unintentional weight loss (10 lbs in the past year), self-reported exhaustion, weakness (grip strength), slow walking speed, and low physical activity. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
Secondary FRAIL scale FRAIL scale consists of 5 items; fatigue state, resistance, mobility, weight loss, and existing diseases. Change from Baseline at 24 hours after lumbar puncture, change from Baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 24 weeks
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