| Methods |
Design: randomised controlled trial
Method of randomisation: computer‐generated
Blinding of outcome assessors: yes
Adverse events: not stated
Deaths: not stated
Drop‐outs: not stated
ITT: unclear |
| Participants |
Country: Italy
21 patients (10 in treatment group, 11 in control group)
Ambulatory at study onset: unclear
Median age: 75 years
Inclusion criteria: Hoehn & Yahr stage 1‐3, Mini Mental State Examination Score >24
Exclusion criteria: Beck Depression Inventory score <16 |
| Interventions |
2 arms:
(1) control group used motor imagery training for 20 sessions (duration not stated)
(2) experimental group received treadmill training for 20 sessions (duration not stated) |
| Outcomes |
Outcomes were recorded at baseline, at the end of intervention phase and at 4‐week and at 12‐week follow‐up
Disease stage (Hoehn and Yahr scale, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Ranking Scale (UPDRS))
Freezing of Gait (Freezing of Gait Questionnaire)
Quality of life (Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ‐39))
Locomotion (Timed Up and Go Test, 6‐minute walk test)
Balance (Berg Balance‐scale)
Disability (Modified Parkinson’s Activity scale (MPAS)) |
| Notes |
Conference abstract |
