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The Effect of Different Types of Focus Instructions in Parkinson's Rehabilitation

NCT06615115 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2025-02-11

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Summary

Parkinson's disease is the most common progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. Common movement impairments in Parkinson's include balance and walking difficulties. These impairments lead to falls, increased levels of functional dependency, and a decrease in quality of life. Exercise in Parkinson's patients improves their functional symptoms in daily life, enhancing both motor and non-motor skills, and consequently increases their quality of life. Recently, various additional methods have been developed to increase the effectiveness of exercise in Parkinson's rehabilitation and to contribute to motor skills. Focus of attention instructions are fundamental concepts in motor function learning. External focus of attention has been shown to facilitate motor function development, reduce postural instability, and improve dual-task walking by being easier to remember. In Parkinson's patients who experience freezing phenomena, internal focus of attention instructions enhance walking stability and movement control, thereby reducing the risk of falls. However, there are no studies on the combined focus of attention instructions in Parkinson's patients. This study is designed as a randomized controlled, single-blind, prospective trial to examine the effects of a combination of internal and external focus of attention instructions on walking, balance parameters, quality of life, and patient satisfaction levels, taking into account the presence of freezing phenomena in Parkinson's patients.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease
  • Cognitive Deficit in Attention
  • Feedback, Psychological
  • Gait, Festinating

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

All participants will perform a total body stretching exercise for 10 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of obstacle course navigation, 10 minutes of balance training (including tandem walking, balance board exercises, single-leg balance, and two-legged reaching exercises), and will conclude with 10 minutes of strength training exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bahçeşehir University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leyla Koçak, PT · Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy

  • Pelin Pişirici, PT, PhD · Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-30
Primary Completion
2025-05-30
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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