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NCT Number: NCT03079817

Proprioception and Meditation

In past work is has been shown that yoga can be as effective as a standard balance or Tai Chi protocol; however, there is an inability to distinguish between the mind and body contributions of yoga training. This study will compare an accepted proprioceptive training program to a meditation program which concentrates on body awareness in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Parkinsonian Disorders Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Proprioceptive Disorders Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms Somatosensory Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

40 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging

Coral Gables, Florida, 33147, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • An individual must be between 40 and 90 years of age with mild to moderate Parkinson's Disease (Hoehn & Yahr stages I-III).

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants that have been part of a formal training program that targeted lower body strength, balance or proprioception within the past six months
  • Participants that have any uncontrolled nerve (except Parkinson's patients taking appropriate medication), bone or joint, or heart disease;
  • Participants that have been advised by a doctor to not exercise;
  • Participants that have regularly practiced yoga at least twice per week within the past six months;
  • Participants that is unable to consent;
  • Participants that is a prisoner;
  • Participants that are pregnant.

Treatment and study plan

Yoga Meditation

Other

Yoga meditation using motor imagery to perceive movement patterns

Proprioceptive Drills

Other

Active balance and proprioception drills

Primary outcomes

  1. Joint Position Sense

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    The joint position sense technique for the knee involves the reduction of visual cues while moving the knee to a specific target angle, holding that target angle, returning the knee to the starting position, and then reproducing that target angle.

  2. Tinetti balance and gait.

    Time frame: 3 minutes.

    A subjective evaluation of Balance and gait.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 8ft Up and Go

    Time frame: 60 seconds

    Individuals sits in a chair at the verbal cue of "go", individual rises from chair and walks as quickly as possible around a cone placed 8 ft from the front of the chair, individual returns to and sits.

  2. Joint Kinesthesia

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    The Joint Kinesthesia measurement technique involves the participant sitting in the Biodex chair with visual, audio, and tactile cues reduced and the leg supported by an external movement device. The knee is placed at a predetermined angle and slowly flexed or extended at a random starting time while the participant is instructed to signal when movement is felt.

  3. Dynamic Posturography

    Time frame: 5 minutes

    The participant stands on a randomly moving platform with a sonar emitter affixed to the lumbar spine. As the platform moves the linear and curvilinear displacement of the emitter is evaluated and a dynamic movement analysis core is generated.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Miami

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Yoga Based Meditation on Proprioception in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 15, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 6, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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