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Rehabilitation in Patients With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

NCT02109393 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2016-12-06

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Summary

The investigators evaluate whether an aerobic, intensive, goal based and multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment, previously conceived for Parkinson's disease, is effective for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy and whether a driven gait orthosis (Lokomat) can provide further benefits.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

MIRT

It consists of a 4-weeks physical therapy which entails four daily sessions for five days. All treatments are performed in aerobic condition. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session consists of a one-to-one session with physical therapist. The second session includes aerobic and repetitive exercises to improve balance and gait using different devices: a posturographic platform with visual cues, cycloergometer, treadmill-plus. The third is a session of occupational therapy. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy. All patients undergo 20-minutes treadmill-plus training per day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks.

OTHER

MIRT+Lokomat

It consists of a 4-weeks physical therapy which entails four daily sessions for five days. All treatments are performed in aerobic condition. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session consists of a one-to-one session with physical therapist. The second session includes aerobic and repetitive exercises to improve balance and gait using different devices: a posturographic platform with visual cues and cycloergometer. The third is a session of occupational therapy to improve autonomy in activities of daily life. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy. All patients undergo 20-minutes Lokomat® training per day in spite of treadmill-plus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giuseppe Frazzitta, MD · Ospedale generale di Zona "Moriggia-Pelascini", Gravedona ed Uniti 22015 - CO, Italy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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