Status:
COMPLETED
Treadmill Training and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
51-81 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Parkinson's disease (PD) causes motor and non-motor impairments that affect the quality of life of the subjects. The purpose was to assess the effects of treadmill walking training with additional bod...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) stages 2 through 3
- Absence of dementia (Mini-Mental Status Examination - MMSE, defined according to educational level)
- Capacity to ambulate independently for at least 10 meters
Exclusion
- Change medication (dopaminergic) during the study period
- Use treadmill for at least six months prior to the study
- Other neurologic problems or musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory disease or uncorrected visual deficit that could represent risk and interfere in the accomplishment of the training
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00890669
Start Date
August 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
May 4 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, 13565-905