Yotnuengnit 2013.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial Adverse events: not reported Deaths: not reported Dropouts : not reported ITT: unclear |
Participants | Country: Thailand 32 patients (age range 40 to 80 years; modified Hoehn and Yahr stages 2 and 3) Inclusion criteria: not described Exclusion criteria: not described |
Interventions | 3 arms:
(1) A‐tDCS (2 mA, duration and electrode montage not stated) over the lower extremity motor cortex) over 6 sessions in 2 weeks
(2) A‐tDCS (2 mA, duration and electrode montage not stated) over the lower extremity motor cortex) plus physical therapy over 6 sessions in 2 weeks (3) S‐tDCS (no details provided) plus physical therapy over 6 sessions in 2 weeks |
Outcomes | Outcomes were recorded at baseline and at the 2nd, 4th and 8th week after the end of intervention phase: Gait speed Stride length Cadence |
Notes | Conference abstract |
A‐tDCS : anodal transcranial direct current stimulation ITT: i ntention‐to‐treat analysis MDS‐UPDRS : Movement Disorders Society revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating scale MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination SD: standard deviation S‐tDCS : sham transcranial direct current stimulatio n UPDRS : Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale