Arm swing during walking in healthy people and patients with Parkinson's disease
- Conditions
- G20Parkinson disease
- Registration Number
- DRKS00022049
- Lead Sponsor
- Kliniken Beelitz GmbH
- Brief Summary
This study informs about the kinematics of arm swing at various gait velocities ranging from very slow to very fast in mildly-to-moderately impaired people with parkinson's disease. Reduced one-sided AS is shown to be a very early sign of parkinsonian gait disturbance that precedes alterations of locomotive leg movements and improves at faster gait speeds. Arm swing at very slow, slow and habitual speed is reduced in individuals with parkinson's disease on the more affected side.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
(1) 40-79 years of age (at least 40 years and at most 79 years old)
(2) Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (for patients only) according to the UK Brain Bank criteria
(3) Hoehn & Yahr stage = 3 (in drug-on state) (only for patients)
(4) No gang blockages in the past six months
(5) Ability to complete the 6 test runs without gait aids and without fatigue
(1) Orthopedic or neurological comorbidity with functionally relevant restrictions on mobility or gait
(2) Everyday cognitive impairment
(3) Severe depression or psychosis with disease value
(4) pronounced dyskinesias in the ON state
(5) Coronary artery disease with unstable angina
(6) Kamptocormia over 20 ° or pisa syndrome
(7) Gait blockages from smooth walking in the past six months
(8) History of balance problems or one of the following tests: Romberg test, tandem gear, pull test (only applies to patients, insofar not caused by parkinson's)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Range of motion of right and left arm swing measured with mobility lab by APDM
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method speed of swinging arms measured with mobility lab by APDM