Long-term effect of body weight-supported treadmill training in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial
Long-term effect of body weight-supported treadmill training in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1053/apmr.2002.34603
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发表时间:
2002-10-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Kang, J
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作者:
Miyai, I;Fujimoto, Y;Kang, J
Objective: To investigate whether body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is of long-term benefit for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).Design: Randomized controlled trial.Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation unit for neurologic diseases in Japan.Participants: Twenty-four patients (Hoehn and Yahr stages 2.5 or 3) who were not demented (Mini-Mental State Examination score, >27).Interventions: Patients were randomized to receive either a 45-minute session of BWSTT (up to 20% of body weight supported) or conventional physical therapy (PT) for 3 days a week for 1 month.Main Outcome Measures: Outcome measures were evaluated at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months. Measures included the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), ambulation speed (s/10m), and number of steps taken for a 10-m walk as a parameter for stride length.Results: Four patients needed modification of medications in the follow-up period. Twenty patients (BWSTT, n=11; PT, n=9) without modified medications were analyzed for functional outcome. Age, duration of PD, gender, and doses of medications were comparable. There was no difference in the baseline UPDRS (BWSTT=33.3; PT=32.6), speed (BWSTT=10.8; PT=11.5), and steps (BWSTT=23.4; PT=22.8). The BWSTT group had significantly greater improvement than the PT group (Mann-Whitney U test, Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparison) in ambulation speed at 1 month (BWSTT=8.5; PT=10.8; P