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Cortical activation patterns measured with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) during freezing of gait triggered by turning and passing doorways in Parkinson's disease.

Completed
Conditions
Parkinson's disease
shaking palsy
10028037
Registration Number
NL-OMON49479
Lead Sponsor
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

- idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- experiencing freezing of gait more than once a day

Exclusion Criteria

- comorbidities that cause severe gait impairments
- comorbidities that interfere with fNIRS recording (i.e. previous brain
surgery, structural cerebral lesions)
- inabilty to comply with the protocol (inability to walk 150 m or make a half
turn unaided, inability to walk 10 seconds without experiencing freezing of
gait, severe cognitive impairments)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main study parameter is change in fNIRS activity (i.e. oxygenated<br /><br>hemoglobin and de-oxygenated hemoglobin) relative to baseline in 10 brain<br /><br>regions: the sensorimotor cortex, the supplementary motor area, the premotor<br /><br>cortex, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and the posterior parietal (in both<br /><br>hemispheres).</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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