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Balance-system exercises for fatigue

Researchers are testing whether adding these exercises to stretching and fatigue management affects tiredness in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: IRCT201709123551N6

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Start (reported date)
2017-08-23

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: both

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease according to the neurologist; absence of severe visual and auditory disorders; lack of diabetes; osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, especially in the lower limbs; any other neurological disease including stroke; having a Parkinson level of 1 to 4 according to Hoehn and Yahr; all tests and evaluations are done in the phase of the drug (when the medication has most of its effects and symptoms associated with non-drug use have completely subsided), if consumed, it should be discontinued 24 hours before the videonistagmography test; The ability to walk with or without auxiliary equipment at least 100 meters in length; Having a cognitive level above 23 in the MMSE exam; Having fatigue with a mean score of 3.3 according to the Parkinson Fatigue Scale and lack of severe depression (score less than 29) based on the Beck depression inventory; Diagnosis of Central Vestibular Disorder by Audiologist by (VNG) Test Videonystagmography; Not having severe sleep disorder using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-P) score less than 5, and lack of stress and anxiety (score less than 78) by The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) Exclusion criteria: Failure to co-operate with the patient during tests and exercises; Failure to return a patient to perform second-stage tests after interventions; Patients undergoing a change in their diet Exclusion criteria:
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Official study title

The effect of vestibular exercises on fatigue in patients with parkinson’s disease

Original description

Intervention: Intervention 1: Control group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management. Intervention 2: Intervention group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management + vestibular exercises.;Rehabilitation;Rehabilitation;Control group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management;Intervention group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management + vestibular exercises Primary outcome: Parkinson Fatigue. Timepoint: before and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire (Parkinson Fatigue Scale). Secondary outcome: Functional Independence. Timepoint: before and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire (Functional Independence Measure).

Conditions reported: Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease;Parkinson disease

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management. Intervention 2: Intervention group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management + vestibular exercises.;Rehabilitation;Rehabilitation;Control group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management;Intervention group: muscle stretching+ fatigue management + vestibular exercises
Phases
N/A
Sponsor
Vice chancellor for education and research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Start date reported by registry
2017-08-23 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Parvin Raji · +98 21 7753 3939 · praji@tums.ac.ir

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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