Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in Parkinson’s disease: a clinical trial

2022 ◽  
pp. 136449
Author(s):  
Daryoush Afshari ◽  
Jalal Shakeri ◽  
Mehdi Khodamoradi ◽  
Reza Nejad Shahrokh Abadi ◽  
Jaza Rahkan ◽  
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Author(s):  
Jéssica A. Moratelli ◽  
Kettlyn H. Alexandre ◽  
Leonessa Boing ◽  
Alessandra Swarowsky ◽  
Clynton L. Corrêa ◽  
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Background: Evidence-based practices involving dance modalities found in binary (two-beat rhythm) or quaternary (four-beat rhythm) show that dance positively influences the motor aspects of disease.Aim: This randomized clinical trial aimed to analyze the effect of two dance rhythm (binary and quaternary) on the balance, gait, and mobility in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: Thirty-one individuals with PD were randomized into the binary group (n = 18) and the quaternary group (n = 13). Both groups participated in different dance rhythms lasting 12 weeks, twice a week, for 45 minutes. Results: The binary group showed a significant difference in balance (p = 0.003), freezing of gait (p = 0.007), as well as in the motor aspects of MDS-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), with emphasis on the total values with a score change of 3.23. In the quaternary group, significant differences were found in balance (p = 0.021) with a score change of -2.54 and in the motor aspects of the MDS-UPDRS Part III where the total values stood out with a change of 3.54. Discussion: When comparing the possible effects of binary and quaternary rhythms on the motor symptoms of individuals with PD, it was demonstrated that binary rhythm improved balance, freezing gait, and UPDRSIII. As for the quaternary rhythm, the benefits were in balance and the UPDRSIII. Conclusion: The binary and the quaternary rhythm dance protocols positively influenced the motor symptoms of individuals with PD after 12 weeks of intervention.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Tramontana ◽  
Anna L. Molinari ◽  
Peter E. Konrad ◽  
Thomas L. Davis ◽  
Scott A. Wylie ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1287-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Lipsmeier ◽  
Kirsten I. Taylor ◽  
Timothy Kilchenmann ◽  
Detlef Wolf ◽  
Alf Scotland ◽  
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2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoela de Paula Ferreira ◽  
Adriano Zanardi da Silva ◽  
Bruna Yamaguchi ◽  
Sunita Mathur ◽  
Taina Ribas Melo ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have never received rehabilitation care due to lack of accessibility and transportation and high therapy costs for in-person rehabilitation. Home-based dance exercise is an innovative, low-cost therapy that may reduce accessibility barriers to exercise. Especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, home-exercise programs are a highly relevant, alternative approach for people with PD OBJECTIVE This clinical trial protocol aims to explore the effects of a Home-Based contemporary dance exercise program for people with moderate Parkinson’s Disease (PD), focusing on balance, functional mobility, quality of life (QOL), cognitive function, and depression. METHODS This protocol is for a non-randomized clinical trial for adults with moderate PD divided into control group (CG) and Experimental Group (EG). Participants from the EG will perform video-dances of the contemporary dance, delivered in a DVD format. The video-dances will be executed 16 weeks, three times per week, 30 minutes each day at home, with exercise intensity controlled by the BORG scale. Participants from the CG will not receive any new exercise therapy. As primary outcomes, the signs and symptoms of the PD assessed by the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale – UPDRS II and III, Hoehn and Yahr for the PD severity, and health-related quality of life (HRQL), measured by the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire – PDQ-39) will be tested. Secondary outcomes include cognitive function by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment – MoCA, balance by the Mini-BESTest, functional mobility by the Timed “Up and Go” test – TUG and depression by the Geriatric Depression Scale – GDS. All outcomes will be assessed in an in-person evaluation by a blinded assessor before and after the 16 weeks of the program. RESULTS This protocol has a pilot study that included 10 participants (5 in each group). It was observed positive results favoring the EG over cognitive function (p = 0.034). In addition, HRQL, balance, and depression were improved after the pilot program in the EG, however, without significant difference. CONCLUSIONS This clinical trial has the potential to be a safe alternative exercise approach under COVID restrictions and travel-free therapy with effects on PD symptoms. CLINICALTRIAL RBR-58T68W (Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry)


Author(s):  
Tatiane G. Araujo ◽  
Adriana P. Schmidt ◽  
Paulo R. S. Sanches ◽  
Danton P. Silva Junior ◽  
Carlos R. M. Rieder ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Martin-Bastida ◽  
Roberta J. Ward ◽  
Rexford Newbould ◽  
Paola Piccini ◽  
David Sharp ◽  
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1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret P Yekutiel ◽  
Asher Pinhasov ◽  
Gila Shahar ◽  
Hava Sroka

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