Resistance Versus Balance Training in Parkinson's Disease

May 10, 2016 updated by: Christian Schlenstedt, University of Kiel

Resistance Training Versus Balance Training to Improve Postural Control in Patients With Parkinson's Disease - a Randomized Controlled Rater Blinded Trial

Comparison of resistance training versus balance training to improve postural control in patients with Parkinson's Disease

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • idiopathic Parkinson's Disease, postural instable

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cardiopulmonary/metabolic diseases that could interfere with the safe conduct of the study protocol, unstable medication, severe cognitive impairments that do not allow the patients to follow exercise instructions, participation in a resistance or balance training program (beside usual physical therapy), Deep Brain Stimulation.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Resistance Training
Group performing resistance training.
Behavioral: Resistance Training
Experimental: Balance Training
Group performing balance training.
Behavioral: Balance Training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Fullerton Advanced Balance scale
Time Frame: up to 2 years
up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Kiel

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 1, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 12, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • A 146/11

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