Treadmill and Music Cueing for Gait Training in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
• Interventions: Other: Music and treadmill walking program; Other: Treadmill walking program; Other: Home program

• Registration Number: NCT00750945
• Lead Sponsor: Chulalongkorn University

Brief Summary

Sensory and motor cueing have been demonstrated as useful ambulation training techniques for Parkinson's disease (PD). This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treadmill training program with music cueing for mild to moderate PD patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-11
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Status Verified: 2009-07
• Study Completion: 2009-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 2009-09-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male PD patients aged 60-80 years with Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3 diagnosed by attending neurologist
2. Good cognitive function with Thai Mental State Examination >23
3. Stable medication without freezing
4. No prior exercise program within the last 2 months
5. No contraindication for exercise

Exclusion Criteria

1. Medication change during the study program
2. Inability to walk on treadmill (in treadmill groups)
3. Cannot complete 80% of the prescribed program

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A	Music and treadmill walking program	Treadmill with Music cueing group
B	Treadmill walking program	Treadmill group
C	Home program	Home walking group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking performance evaluated with Timed Up and Go test, walking speed, step length, and cadence.	within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance (single leg stance time) and fall rate	within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
Aerobic endurance (6 minute walk test)	AA) within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
Mentation, mood, behavior, Motor and ADL subscale of UPDRS	within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
Patient's satisfaction	within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University; 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand