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title: Improve balance through arm function
nct_id: NCT06591975
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: Gazi University
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
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# Improve balance through arm function

**Goal (in five words):** Improve balance through arm function

**Official Title:** Investigation of the Relationship Between Upper Extremity Function and Balance and Functional Mobility in Parkinson's Disease

**Trial ID:** [NCT06591975](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06591975)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Sponsor:** Gazi University
- **Target Enrollment:** 26 participants
- **Start Date:** 2024-11-15
- **Completion Date:** 2024-12-15
- **Conditions:** Parkinson Disease

## Summary For Families

The goal is to find out whether problems with the arms and hands are linked to worse balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's, which could help target rehab and fall prevention. Participants will have their upper extremity function measured, things like hand dexterity, strength, and coordination, alongside standard balance and walking tests to look for patterns and relationships. Researchers are looking for adults 18 to 80 with a specialist diagnosis of Parkinson's in Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 to 3, a Standardized Mini-Mental Test score over 24, and no vision, hearing, perceptual, upper-limb orthopedic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hormonal conditions.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Maximum age:** 80 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* Having accepted participation in the study after being provided with detailed information about the research
* Having been diagnosed with only Parkinson's Disease by a specialist physician
* Having a Standardized Mini-Mental Test score greater than 24
* Being in stages 1 to 3 according to the Hoehn and Yahr Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having any vision, hearing, or perceptual issues that could affect the research outcomes
* Having an orthopedic problem in the upper extremity that could impact hand dexterity, balance, or mobility
* Having a cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hormonal disorder
```

## Locations (1)

- Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey (Türkiye) _(39.7483, 37.0161)_
  - kader eldemir — (CONTACT)

## Central Contacts

- kader eldemir, PT, PhD — (CONTACT) — +903464873152 — fztkader2015@gmail.com

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