Objectives: to assess the effect of hydrotherapy program on balance in patients with Parkinson's disease
Design: semi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group
Setting and Conduct: 36 men patients with Parkinson's were selected and voluntarily entered in two groups of experimental (n=20) and control (n =16).
Major inclusion and exclusion criteria: patients consent for volunteer participation in the study, patients who were diagnosed of mild to moderate stages (I- III) by neurologist, willingness and ability to exercise, lack of muscular-skeletal problems, lack of maim, lack of cardiovascular or serious diseases and no involvement in any exercise activity or physiotherapy treatments.
Exclusion criteria: inability to perform hydrotherapy, being in advanced stages of the disease (IV&V) according to Hoehn & Yahr scale.
Interventions: experimental group, for 12 weeks took part in 3 sessions (each 60 minutes) of hydrotherapy, as well as taking medications. The control group only took medications, receiving no regular exercise program.
Main outcome measures: balance
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2015120825436N1
Registration date:2015-12-30, 1394/10/09
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:1
Registration date
2015-12-30, 1394/10/09
Registrant information
Name
Hakimeh Baziyar
Name of organization / entity
-
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 38 3422 7674
Email address
hakimehbaziyar@yahoo.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Vice Chancellor for research of Isfahan University
Expected recruitment start date
2012-03-19, 1390/12/29
Expected recruitment end date
2013-03-20, 1391/12/30
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Clinical trial the effect of hydrotherapy on balance in patients with Parkinson's disease
Public title
The effect of hydrotherapy in treatment of Parkinson's disease
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients consent for volunteer participation in the study, patients who were diagnosed of mild to moderate stages (I- III) by neurologist, willingness and ability to exercise, lack of muscular-skeletal problems, lack of maim, lack of cardiovascular or serious diseases and no involvement in any exercise activity or physiotherapy treatments.
Exclusion criteria: inability to perform hydrotherapy, being in advanced stages of the disease (IV&V) according Hoehn & Yahr scale.
Age
No age limit
Gender
Male
Phase
2-3
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
36
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Not randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
1
Registry name
-
Secondary trial Id
-
Registration date
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Isfahan University
Street address
Isfahan University, Hezaar Jerib Street, Isfahan
City
Isfahan
Postal code
Approval date
2013-01-18, 1391/10/29
Ethics committee reference number
-
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Parkinson's disease
ICD-10 code
G30, G31,
ICD-10 code description
Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Primary outcomes
1
Description
balance
Timepoint
before intervention-three months after the intervention
Method of measurement
Berg Balance Scale
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
-
Timepoint
-
Method of measurement
-
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: for 12 weeks took part in 3 sessions (each 60 minutes) of hydrotherapy, as well as taking medication