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In order to find the most effective rehabilitative therapies for Parkinsonian patients, the present study is aimed to evaluate whether, in a multidisciplinary intensive rehabilitation treatment, the dance therapy, applied to the motor learning, promote additional benefits.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| dance thrapy | Experimental | 4-week Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Treatment + Dance Therapy Treatment (2 hours par week) |
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| exercises without dance | Active Comparator | 4-week Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Treatment + Exercises without music (2 hours par week) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Therapy | Behavioral | the intervention is aimed to ameliorate, through dancing, crucial motor symptoms in PD patients, as walking, balance, postural changes and arm swing |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) | To determine fall risk and measure the progress of balance, sit to stand, and walking. | 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Minutes Walking Test (6MWT) | The 6MWT measures the distance an individual is able to walk over a total of six minutes on a hard, flat surface. The goal is for the individual to walk as far as possible in six minutes. | 4 weeks |
| Balance Berg Scale (BBS) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| delayed recall of items | number of specific items correctly performed in recall phase | 4 weeks |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paola Ortelli, PsyD | Contact | 3332974872 | ortellipaola73@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Frazzitta, MD | Department of Parkinson's disease, Movement Disorders and Brain Injury Rehabilitation, "Moriggia-Pelascini" Hospital - Via Pelascini, 3, 22015, Gravedona ed Uniti, Como, Italy | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Parkinson's Disease and Brain Injury Rehabilitation, of the 'Moriggia-Pelascini' Hospital | Recruiting | Gravedona Ed Uniti | Como | 22015 | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010300 | Parkinson Disease |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020734 | Parkinsonian Disorders |
| D001480 | Basal Ganglia Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003614 | Dance Therapy |
| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D026421 | Sensory Art Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
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Participants are randomly assigned to experimental group or control group. Both of the groups undergo a rehabilitation treatment. The experimental group undergoes 4-week MIRT (Multidisciplinary Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment) + dance therapy. The control group undergoes 4-week MIRT (Multidisciplinary Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment) + exercises
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The investigator are neurologists, blinded to the treatment received by the patient
| exercises without dance | Behavioral | the intervention consists of exercises aimed at training the walking, the balance, the postural changes and the arm swing |
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to objectively determine a patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks. |
| 4 weeks |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009069 | Movement Disorders |
| D000080874 | Synucleinopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D000359 |
| Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
| D005791 | Patient Care |
| D026241 | Exercise Movement Techniques |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |