Influencing Factors on Gait Variability in PD
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT05109897
- Lead Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- Brief Summary
The principal motor features of Parkinson's disease (PD) include rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia, and postural instability. These motor deficits might cause gait dysfunction including reduced gait velocity, stride length, arm swing, and increased gait variability. Among these, increase in gait variability increased fall risk and served as a marker of disease progression. Previous studies reported that some factors might influence gait variability. However, which one contributes most has not yet been verified. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to identify the more related influencing factors on gait variability in people with PD.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Idiopathic PD
- Hoehn and Yahr stages I through III
- Ability to stand and walk 5 m independently with or without any walking aids
- Stable medication usage
- Unstable medical conditions
- Any neurological, cardiopulmonary or orthopedic problem/diseases that may interfere with participating the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Walking speed 10 minutes Using GAITRite system to evaluate
Sensory organization test 20 minutes Using NeuroCom Smart Balance Master to measure
Part III of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 20 minutes The score ranged from 0 to 72. Higher scores show increased severity.
Montreal Cognitive Assessment 20 minutes The score ranged from 0 to 30. Higher scores show better cognitive function.
Gait variability 10 minutes Using GAITRite system to measure coefficient of variation
Tinetti Balance Scale 10 minutes The score ranged from 0 to 28. Higher scores show better balance.
New freezing of gait questionnaire 15 minutes The score ranged from 0 to 29. Higher scores show increased severity in freezing of gait.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan