The Effect of Pilates and Elastic Taping on Balance and Postural Control in Early Parkinson`s Disease

Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Pilates and Elastic Taping on Balance and Postural Control in Early Parkinson`s Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03983785
• Other study ID #: DokuzEU
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 16, 2017
• Est. completion date: February 26, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: August 2020
• Source: Dokuz Eylul University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of pilates training and elastic taping on balance and postural control in early Parkinson's patients.

Description:

The subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups as pilates, elastic taping and waiting list control group. Individuals were given 60-minute pilates training twice a week for 6 weeks. In addition to Pilates training, elastic taping was applied twice a week for postural correction of the back. Individuals were evaluated for balance and postural control before and after training. Evaluation of clinical balance with Berg Balance Scale and Trunk Impairment Scale; Stability Limits, Sits Up, Normal and Tandem Walking Tests were performed with NeuroCom Balance Master balance and performance system.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 31
• Est. completion date: February 26, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 25, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson Disease

• Mini Mental Test Score=24

• Modified Hoehn and Yahr Score=2

• Ability to stand 1 minute independently

• Ability to walk 10 meters

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other orthopaedic, neurologic or visual disease which could affect ability of balance and walking

• Unstabl cardiovasvularly disease

• History of Surgery about Parkinson disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates
In pilates group: Pilates training twice a week for 6 weeks.
• Elastic taping
Elastic taping group: Elastic taping application after the pilates training twice a week for 6 weeks Wait List

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, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Balance	Walk Across Test were performed with Neurocom Balance Master System.	7.5 months
Primary	Postural control	Stability Limits Test was performed with Neurocom Balance Master System.	7.5 months

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