Effects of Gait Rehabilitation With Dual Task in Patients With Parkinson's Disease (DUALGAIT)
Parkinson Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Parkinson Disease focused on measuring gait biomechanics, physical rehabilitation, physical therapy, dual task
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of idiopathic PD
- To present Hoehn & Yahr stadium (H & Y) I, II or III
- Minimum of two months without any kind of physical rehabilitation.
- To be able to walk by themselves,
- To have a normal cognitive state according to the Minimental test adapted for PD
- Symmetry in lower limb length (<1cm).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of another symptomatic neurological or musculoskeletal disease
- History of trauma or surgery on the lower limbs
- Balance disorders due to other diseases
- Uncontrolled chronic diseases (e.g. hypertension or diabetes).
Sites / Locations
- University of Valencia, Faculty of Medicine, Unit of evaluation in personal autonomy, dependence and mental disorders
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
DUAL-TASK
SINGLE-TASK
Patients with Parkinson's disease who carry out the rehabilitation gait with a dual-task program with secondary cognitive and upper limb motor tasks. In this group, the training of the tasks (walking and cognitive or motor) was performed separately and then they were trained at the same time under a progression system. Cognitive/motor secondary tasks were different from those used in the assessment of gait. Each training session consisted of three parts: the initial warm-up, dual-training, and back-to-calm.
Patients with Parkinson's disease who carry out the rehabilitation gait without a dual-task program (physical and walking exercises without additional load of cognitive or upper limb motor tasks). Each training session consisted of three parts: initial warm-up, physical exercise in single-task condition, and back-to-calm. The objectives and walking exercises were the same as those performed in the experimental group.