Clinical trial NCT04524182: The Acute Effect of Lumbosacral Mobilization in Parkinson's Disease
Official title: The Acute Effect of Lumbo-sacral Mobilization on Functional Activities, Balance and Gait in Patients With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Keywords: Parkinson's disease
Lumbosacral Region
Postural Balance
Gait
Manual Therapies
Activities of Daily Living
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-08-24
Enrollment: 28
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: randomized controlled
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease including resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. In addition, postural disorders, motor freezing, gait disturbances, decreased arm swing and axial rotation loss accompany the disease. There is an important relationship between axial rotation and turning, which is one of many activities in daily life. Parkinson's patients with loss of axial rotation have a difficulty gait, daily living activities and is associated with falls.

Classical physiotherapy methods for Parkinson's patients such as stretching, strengthening and posture exercises, balance, coordination and gait training, and different methods such as motor imagery, sensory stimuli and neurophysiological approaches can be used in the treatment of Parkinson's patients. Although there are applications that can increase axial rotation in physiotherapy programs, all programs may be able to focus adequately on the treatment of this symptom. In addition, according to the literature, the effects of all physiotherapy approaches emerge as a result of long-term training.

Mobilization techniques are applications that are included in physiotherapy programs and have a wide area of use. It is divided into three subtitles according to its severity and degree: Grade A (mobilization), grade B (mobilization) and grade C (manipulation).

Considering the effects of mobilization on muscle activation and balance, grade A and grade B mobilization applications are likely to increase the mobility of this area when applied on the lumbosacral region. Therefore, these practices can affect balance, gait and functional activities by regulating muscle tone (rigidity) and muscle activation and reducing axial symptoms in Parkinson's patients. Based on this information, the aim of our study is to investigate the acute effect of lumbosacral mobilization on balance, gait and functional activities in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed description: Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease defined by James Parkinson in 1817, resulting from the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglion and substantia nigra. The four main motor signs of the disease are resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. In addition, postural disorders, motor freezing, gait disturbances, decreased arm swing and axial rotation loss accompany the disease. There is an important relationship between axial rotation and turning, which is one of many activities in daily life. Turning is a complex action that involves head and trunk rotation in the transverse plane. En bloc turning occurs with the decrease of inter-segment coordination in Parkinson's patients with loss of axial rotation, which refers to the almost simultaneous rotation of the head, trunk and pelvis. This problem affects a large percentage of people with Parkinson's disease, hinders daily living activities, is associated with falls, and has a significant impact on quality of life. Losses in axial rotation also can affect properties of gait such as speed and stride length.

Physiotherapy is effective in improving gait, balance and functional activities in Parkinson's patients. Classical physiotherapy methods such as stretching, strengthening and posture exercises, balance, coordination and gait training, and different methods such as motor imagery, sensory stimuli and neurophysiological approaches can be used in the treatment of Parkinson's patients. Although there are applications that can increase axial rotation in physiotherapy programs, all programs may be able to focus adequately on the treatment of this symptom. In addition, according to the literature, the effects of all physiotherapy approaches emerge as a result of long-term training.

Mobilization techniques are applications that are included in physiotherapy programs and have a wide area of use. It is divided into three subtitles according to its severity and degree: Grade A (mobilization), grade B (mobilization) and grade C (manipulation). Grade A (mobilization) is active, active-assisted or passive mobilization in the spinal joints within the painless range of motion. It is generally applied in the middle range in spinal joints. It is especially preferred in the treatment of acute, irritable spinal lesions. Grade B (mobilization) refers to mobilization in the form of continuous stretching at the end of the range of motion in the spinal joints. Grade C (manipulation) is a minimal amplitude high velocity passive pushing motion performed at the end of the joint range of motion.

Considering the effects of mobilization on muscle activation and balance, grade A and grade B mobilization applications are likely to increase the mobility of this area when applied on the lumbosacral region. Therefore, these practices can affect balance, gait and functional activities by regulating muscle tone (rigidity) and muscle activation and reducing axial symptoms in Parkinson's patients. Based on this information, the aim of our study is to investigate the acute effect of lumbosacral mobilization on balance, gait and functional activities in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having been diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
* Being between the ages of 50-80
* Patients scoring \>24 on Standardized Mini Mental State Examination
* Modified Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3
* No medication or dose changes during treatment
* Not participating in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in the last 6 months
* Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having other neurological diseases
* Presence of postural hypotension affecting balance
* Vision problem (not compensated for with the correct lens) or presence of vestibular disorder
* Cardiopulmonary diseases affecting gait (previous history of myocardial infarction)
* Orthopedic problems that cause movement limitation and affect gait and evaluations
* Previous use of corticosteroids

Primary outcomes:
measure: Static Posturography Assesment (NeuroCom® Balance Master® Systems)
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after mobilization
measure: Dynamic Gait Index
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after mobilization
measure: Modified Parkinson Activity Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after mobilization
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after mobilization
Other outcomes:
measure: Mini-Mental State Examination
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The Modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale
timeFrame: Baseline
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University
Study officials:
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Büşra Seçkinoğulları, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Ayla Fil Balkan, Assoc. Prof
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Bülent Elibol, Prof. Dr.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Gül Yalçın Çakmaklı, Assoc. Prof
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Songül Aksoy, Prof. Dr.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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