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Qadeer
Arshad
qa15@leicester.ac.uk
mel
ellul miraval
me248@leicester.ac.uk
Qadeer
Arshad
qa15@leicester.ac.uk
Extrapyramidal and movement disorders
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People living with Parkinson’s (PwP) rank balance problems amongst the most disabling symptom. Over time, balance function continues to decline and PwP go on to fall, affecting between 45-68% of PwP. Falling directly impacts upon the individuals’ quality of life (QoL), as it prevents them from doing everyday activities, and places PwP at greater risk of other medical problems, such as fractures.
New treatments are urgently needed to improve balance and reduce falls in order to improve QoL for PwP. The aim of this project is to achieve these goals by using exercise to alter brain activity. Supporting our idea, are previous studies that show both exercise alone as well as changing brain activity at rest via visual feedback (similar to how you can control your breathing to lower your blood pressure), can be used to rehabilitate balance. Here we test the idea that better results can be achieved for PwP, if we use a specific exercise program as the feedback to change brain activity.
PwP will be assigned randomly into 2 groups, one receiving the exergaming physical therapy (PT) alone with a placebo feedback and, the second group will be required to change brain activity using exercise feedback to change brain activity.
Each intervention will be performed 3 times/week with each session lasting ½ an hour, for 12 consecutive weeks. Assessments of balance will be made before and after all three treatments. This will allow us to measure any improvements and compare the 2 different methods to see which one improves balance the most in PwP.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Interventional type: Rehabilitation;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
Exclusion criteria: (1) severe lower limb motor impairments and/or requirement of a walking aid or wheelchair, (2) previously diagnosed with stroke or dementia, (3) having metal implants in the head (i.e. deep brain stimulator or aneurysm clips), or (4) any other known medical, mental health or physical condition which may interfere with balance. We will also exclude patients on beta-blocking agents or antipsychotics; patients with other neurological, orthopaedic, or cardiac co-morbidities that make them unfit to do exercise or interferes with balance and cognitive functions required to participate in this study; patients with psychiatric diseases diagnosed in the past year by a psychiatrist; patients with dementia; and those unable to tolerate the exergame task.
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Qadeer
Arshad
qa15@leicester.ac.uk
Qadeer
Arshad
qa15@leicester.ac.uk
mel
ellul miraval
me248@leicester.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Leicester and funded by PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM .
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