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Manual Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: University of La Laguna
Summary
An experimental study will be carried out to examine how a manual therapy protocol can influence a series of parameters related to motor and non-motor symptoms in patients who have Parkinson's disease / Parkinsonism. To do this, an intervention will be carried out that will last a minimum of 6 weeks. In addition to their ongoing treatment, the study subjects will receive a maximum of 2 sessions of manual therapy each week. They will undergo a series of measurements both before and after the intervention related to gait, balance, non-motor symptoms, and some more specific parameters of gait. The study's main objective is to obtain information about possible treatment models based on manual therapy for Parkinson's disease. It is also hoped to compile a series of results that will lead to conclusions and benefit the development of physiotherapy for this disease. It is also hoped that this will help those affected so that the treatment is as comprehensive as possible and that the physiotherapist can use as many tools as are available to them to address the pathology.
Official title: Influence of Manual Therapy on the Motor and Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-04-01
Completion Date
2026-10
Last Updated
2026-03-11
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Manual Therapy Protocol
The techniques were divided into three main groups: first, those carried out in transverse planes, then carried out in a specific zone, and finally, those aimed at the course of the vagus nerve. The techniques are carried out by physiotherapists with more than 15 years of healthcare experience and trained in manual therapy with more than 10 years of experience in this field.
Sham Manual Protocol
The Sham techniques were divided into three main groups: first, those carried out in transverse planes, then carried out in a specific zone, and finally, those aimed at the course of the vagus nerve. The Sham techniques are carried out by physiotherapists with more than 15 years of healthcare experience and trained in manual therapy with more than 10 years of experience in this field.
Locations (1)
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain