Clinical trial NCT03294031: Pilates as an Adjuvant Therapy in Parkinson Disease.
Official title: Pilates as an Adjuvant Physical Exercise Therapy in Patients With Parkinson Disease.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Keywords: Parkinson Disease
Neurodegenerative Disorder
Physical Activity
Pilates Method
Stabilometer
Lead sponsor: University of Vigo
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-09-26
Enrollment: 15
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Maximum age (years): 85
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Although Pilates has been proposed as a useful rehabilitation strategy in PD, research on its feasibility and potential effects on the motor symptoms and balance with this population is scarce. Some works have included Pilates as part of combined exercise session interventions, but information concerning their specific effects was not provided. Under these circumstances, this study aims at identifying the effects of adding Pilates as part of a conventional exercise rehabilitation program on the motor symptoms and static balance of PD persons. Participants (n=15) were assigned to a Pilates (PG) or to a conventional exercise group (CG) and performed one land-based and one water-based exercise session per week for 14 weeks. The MDS-UPDRS and a stabilometer were used to assess the impact of the intervention on the participant´s motor symptoms and static balance.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Stages 1 through 3 on the Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale;
* Stable reaction to anti-Parkinson medication;
* Not having taken part in any physical exercise program during the month prior to the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* People with PD who were not able to ambulate independently or presented any comorbidities other than PD or any acute illness that would make training inappropriate.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Motor impairment.
timeFrame: The participants were assessed one week before starting the program (week #0).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Anthropometric Measurements.
timeFrame: The participants were assessed one week before starting the program (week #0).
measure: Change from baseline Anthropometric Measurements at week 15.
timeFrame: The participants were assessed one week after the programme was completed (week #15).
measure: Change from week 15 Anthropometric Measurements at week 18 follow-up.
timeFrame: Follow-up assessment was performed four weeks after training ended (week #18).
measure: Static Balance at baseline.
timeFrame: The participants were assessed one week before starting the program (week #0).
measure: Change from baseline Static Balance at 15 weeks.
timeFrame: The participants were assessed one week after the programme was completed (week #15).
measure: Change from week 15 Static Balance at week 18 follow-up.
timeFrame: Follow-up assessment was performed four weeks after training ended (week #18).
measure: Change from baseline Motor Impairment at 15 weeks.
timeFrame: The participants were assessed one week after the programme was completed (week #15).
measure: Change from week 15 Motor Impairment at week 18 follow-up.
timeFrame: Follow-up assessment was performed four weeks after training ended (week #18).
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Vigo
name: José María Cancela-Carral, Ph.D.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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