Pilot Study on the Effects of Neuromuscular Taping in Parkinson's Disease Patients

NCT ID: NCT03104049

Last Updated: 2024-04-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 46 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-11-20
• Study Completion Date: 2017-01-08

Brief Summary

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder characterized by a symptom triad consisting on: tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia . To these symptoms it is often added postural alteration that can stand in two different attitudes, such as the camptocormia and the syndrome of Pisa . Progressing in its evolution, PD becomes increasingly disabling, making it difficult or even impossible daily activities such as washing or dressing.The abnormal posture, with alteration of the limbs, the neck and trunk, is a recurring feature in PD, with a frequency of about 30%. Between 2% and 12.3% are more severe abnormalities such as camptocormia, the syndrome of Pisa and the anterocollis. Several studies disease plug in Neuromuscular Taping technique (NMT) among rehabilitative tools in degenerative neurological syndromes.

To the best of our knowledge, no applications were found in PD. Therefore, the current study was designed to evaluate quantitatively the effects of the NMT intervention on the trunk kinematics during standing position. More specifically, this study aims to compare the trunk kinematic variables of patients with PD who were treated with effective NMT versus those of the subjects who received only the pharmacological treatment.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

the PD NMT Group

the NMT Group were treated with NMT

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Neuromuscular taping

Intervention Type: DEVICE

NMT applications:

1. rhomboid major muscle

2. muscles abdominals

3. spinal muscles

4. pectoralis major muscles

5. gastrocnemius muscle

6. upper trapezius muscle

7. anterior muscles of the neck

The PD Group without NMT

The patients received only their usual pharmacological PD therapy

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Neuromuscular taping

NMT applications:

1. rhomboid major muscle

2. muscles abdominals

3. spinal muscles

4. pectoralis major muscles

5. gastrocnemius muscle

6. upper trapezius muscle

7. anterior muscles of the neck

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

NMT

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of idiopathic PD by United Kingdom Brain Bank criteria
• No other significant neurological or orthopedic problems
• Age between 55 and 80 years
• MDS-UPDRS item 3.13 Posture between mild and moderate (definite flexion, scoliosis or leaning to one side)
• Patient able to walk independently or with minimal assistance for 10 meters
• Medical treatment for Parkinson's Disease must be stable for at least two weeks prior to inclusion, and during the study. During the study, the dosage of anti-parkinsonian drug treatment should not change, if it is not deemed necessary by the investigator.

Exclusion Criteria

• Disability to understand instructions required by the study (Informed Consent Test of Comprehension)
• primarily wheelchair bound
• Skin abrasions
• sensitive skin

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Politecnico di Milano

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

IRCCS San Raffaele Roma

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

RP 07/15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id