Clinical Study

Effect on Gait Speed, Balance, Motor Symptom Rating, and Quality of Life in Those with Stage I Parkinson’s Disease Utilizing LSVT BIG®

Table 1

Participant demographics.

CharacteristicStatistic

Age (years), median (range)75 (51–82)
Sex
 Female5
 Male4
Race
 White9
Care partner available at home4
comorbidities, median (range)5 (0–11)
medications, median (range)6 (2–17)
PD medications, median range1 (0–2)
 01
 15
 23
dosing times/24 hours
 22
 36
 41

Medication details: participant 1: carbidopa/levodopa and rasagiline, participants 2, 4, 5, and 7: carbidopa/levodopa, participant 3: carbidopa/levodopa and ropinirole, participant 6: none, participant 8: carbidopa/levodopa and cyclobenzaprine, and participant 9: pramipexole.