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Effects of Complementary Therapies in People With Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

NCT05377073 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2022-05-17

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Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Hatha Yoga versus Stretching on physical outcomes, quality of life, physical activity and motor examination in persons with Parkinson Disease.

The hypothesis of this study is that Hatha Yoga will improve more than Stretching on physical outcomes, quality of life, physical activity and on motor examinations in persons with parkinson Diseases

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Hatha Yoga

Patients in the yoga group performed warm-up exercises for 10 minutes, standing, sitting and supine positions of Hatha yoga (30 minutes), and relaxation and breathing exercises (20 minutes). The program consisted of one weekly session for a total of eight weeks.

OTHER

Stretching

Patients in the stretching group performed warm-up activities (10 minutes), and analytic stretching exercises targeting the following muscles: sternocleidomastoid, splenius, trapeze, triceps, posterior shoulder capsule, paravertebralis, hamstrings, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, soleus and tibialis anterior (40 minutes). Two repetitions of 15 seconds of each stretch were performed, with a 15 seconds interval between repetitions. The sessions ended with diaphragmatic breathing exercises (10 minutes). The program consisted of one weekly session for a total of eight weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-14
Primary Completion
2021-10-22
Completion
2022-01-14

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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