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Treadmill Training With Additional Body Load: Effects on Gait of Subjects With Parkinson´s Disease

24. august 2009 opdateret af: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Background: Studies about the effects of walking training with additional body load in Parkinson's disease (PD) are lacking. There is evidence that the increase of body load during treadmill walking improves reflex activity and leg extensor muscle activity, which are impaired in subjects with PD.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of treadmill walking training with additional body load on the ground reaction forces, spatiotemporal, and kinematic variables of the gait of subjects with moderate PD.

Design: This study was an A1-B-A2 single-case. Setting: The evaluation and the training were conducted in a movement analysis laboratory, and at the rehabilitation unit of the University, respectively.

Participants: Nine patients with PD (Hoehn and Yahr 2 through 3) and gait disturbances.

Interventions: Phases A1 and A2 included 6 weeks of gait training on a treadmill with 10% increase of normal body mass. Phase B included 6 weeks of conventional physical therapy.

Measurements: Measures included the ground reaction forces, spatiotemporal, and kinematic variables during overground walking, at baseline and after each phase.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

9

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • SP
      • São Carlos, SP, Brasilien
        • Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

51 år til 81 år (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Idiopathic PD (previously diagnosed by one specialist physician,)
  • Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) stages 2 through 3,
  • Absence of dementia (Mini-Mental Status Examination - MMSE, defined according to educational level) and,
  • Capacity to ambulate independently for at least 10 meters.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Change medication (dopaminergic) during the study period,
  • Use treadmill for at least six months prior to the study, and
  • Other neurologic problems or musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory disease or uncorrected visual deficit that could represent risk and interfere in the performance of the training.

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: N/A
  • Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: PD Group
Nine subjects with idiopathic PD, previously diagnosed by one specialist physician participated in this study.

The training program was divided into three phases (A1-B-A2):

treadmill training with additional body load (A1), control condition (conventional physical therapy) (B). and treadmill training with additional body load again (A2). Each phase lasted six weeks, totaling 18 weeks. Both evaluations and training were performed during on-phase of the medication cycle.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
Significant increase in propulsive forces, stride length, speed, maximum hip extension during stance were observed after the training program.
Tidsramme: 4 times, once before treatment, and 3 after each treatment phase.
4 times, once before treatment, and 3 after each treatment phase.

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Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. august 2007

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. december 2008

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. december 2008

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

24. august 2009

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

24. august 2009

Først opslået (Skøn)

25. august 2009

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

25. august 2009

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

24. august 2009

Sidst verificeret

1. august 2009

Mere information

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