HF-rTMS Primed Balance Training on Corticomotor Excitability, Balance, and Gait in Parkinson's

ConditionsParkinson's Disease Corticomotor Excitability Balance Control Gait Performance Motor Symptoms

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age40-80

SponsorChung Shan Medical University

About this trial

This study aims to investigate the effects of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with modified otago exercise program balance training intervention on motor cortex excitability, balance, and gait performance in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosed with idiopathic PD

Aged between 40-80 years

Stable on antiparkinsonian medication ( > 3 months)

H&Y I-III

Disqualifiers

Neurological diseases other than PD

Severe musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary disorders

MMSE < 24

Contraindications for TMS

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Sham rTMS

Treatment groups

20 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Chung Shan Medical University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov