Clinical trial NCT05855161: Effectiveness of Rebound Therapy in Parkinson's Patients
Official title: Effectiveness of Rebound Therapy on Balance and Gait in Parkinson's Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Keywords: Parkinson's disease
rebound therapy
task oriented training
balance and walking performance
Lead sponsor: Gazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-05-11
Enrollment: 17
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two groups as rebound group and control group
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Today, physiotherapy approaches in Parkinson's Disease (PD) form the basis of optimal treatment together with medical and surgical treatment. It is stated that various rehabilitation interventions may be effective in the field of physiotherapy. The frequently preferred among these rehabilitation interventions is the conventional treatment approach. In the conventional treatment, various exercises are preferred to improve balance and walking, as well as stretching and strengthening. On the other hand, rebound therapy require strong integration of the neuromuscular system and provide more active use of lower extremity muscle strength. Rebound therapy have been shown to be effective in improving balance in many neurological disease groups, but there is very little study on rebound therapy in PD. It was shown that rebound therapy improve proprioceptive sense, joint range of motion and quality of life. On the other hand, no study has been found showing its effect on balance and walking. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the effectiveness of rebound therapy on balance and walking.

Detailed description: This study is a randomized controlled study. The patients will be randomly divided into two groups as rebound and control. The rebound group will perform exercises on a trampoline, consisting of 15 minutes of trunk and extremity stretching, 10 minutes of walking, and approximately 30 minutes of task-oriented exercises, twice a week for six weeks. While the control group will follow the same program as the rebound group, they will only perform task-oriented exercises on a stable surface, unlike the rebound group. As the outcome measures, disease severity and disability, balance, and gait performance will be evaluated.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 40-80 years of age
* Having diagnosed with "Parkinson's Disease" by a specialist physician
* Having between 1-3 stages according to the Hoehn and Yahr Scale
* Mini-Mental Test score more than or equal 24

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any orthopedic, vision, hearing, cardiovascular, or perception problems that may affect the research results

Primary outcomes:
measure: Static Balance- Baseline
timeFrame: Assessment will be conducted before the intervention
measure: Static Balance- Post intervention
timeFrame: Assessment will be conducted immediately after the intervention
measure: Gait speed- Baseline
timeFrame: Assessment will be conducted before the intervention
measure: Gait speed- Post intervention
timeFrame: Assessment will be conducted immediately after the intervention
measure: Knee strength- Baseline
timeFrame: Assessment will be conducted before the intervention
measure: Knee strength-Post intervention
timeFrame: Assessment will be conducted immediately after the intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sivas
country: Turkey
facility: Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Study officials:
References:
citation: Daneshvar P, Ghasemi G, Zolaktaf V, Karimi MT. Comparison of the Effect of 8-Week Rebound Therapy-Based Exercise Program and Weight-Supported Exercises on the Range of Motion, Proprioception, and the Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Int J Prev Med. 2019 Aug 12;10:131. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_527_18. eCollection 2019.