The effect of forward arm extension on gait initiation in patients with Parkinson*s disease
Completed
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease10028037
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44386
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 23
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy individuals:
- Perceived healthy
- Age >= 18 years
- Written informed consent
PD Patients:
- able to walk (Hoehn & Yahr scale: Stage 2-3)
- trouble initiating gait (as reported in the medical file)
- PD diagnosis according to the UK Parkinson*s Disease Society Brain Bank criteria (A.J. Hughes, 1992)
- Age < 80 (to limit the presence of general age-related deficits)
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
All participants
- (other) neurological or motor disorder (for patients: other than PD)
- Use of medication influencing movement (for patients: other than for PD)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>gait velocity over the initial two meters and full six meters of walking after<br /><br>starting as determined using (i) a stopwatch and distance markers or (ii) IMU<br /><br>signals, comparing gait initiation with and without forward arm extension. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>left and right step length as derived from IMU signals, compared between gait<br /><br>initiation with and without arm extension. Correlation between the primary and<br /><br>secondary outcome parameters and the MDS-UPDRS (Part III) motor score and item<br /><br>gait (3.10), in particular. Correlation between the primary study parameters<br /><br>and subjective assessment of changes in gait performance. </p><br>