SAFE-PD - Stepping to Avoid Fall Events in Parkinson’s disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Falls; Neurological - Parkinson's disease; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001515280
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Stephen Lord

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-10
• Study Completion: 2020-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 16 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

•Have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (according to UK PD Society Brain Bank
Criteria);
•Being stable on anti-Parkinsonian medications for >= 1 month
•Living independently in the community or retirement village;
•Able to communicate in English language

Exclusion Criteria

•Severe disease stage (Hoehn & Yahr stage >3)
•Diagnosis of other neurological and/or significant cognitive impairments (Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) < 19)
•Atypical Parkinsonism
•Inability to stand or walk 30m without assistance
•Less than 6 months post deep brain stimulation surgery
•Medical conditions which would preclude physical assessment or training using perturbation (e.g. duodopa)
•History of 20+ falls in past 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perturbation-induced falls incidence will be assessed on the slip and trip walkway (Okubo et al., 2018).[Baseline (week 1) and immediately after the intervention (week 14)];The choice stepping reaction time test standard version (Lord et al., J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2001) [Baseline (week 1) and immediately after the intervention (week 14)]