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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN17609599
ISRCTN17609599
Completed
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The effectiveness of peroneal nerve functional electrical stimulation (FES) for the reduction of bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease: A pragmatic feasibility study for a single blinded randomised control trial (STEPS)

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust0 sites64 target enrollmentApril 5, 2017

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Specialty: Dementias and neurodegeneration, Primary sub-specialty: Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Enrollment
64
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Preprint results see attached file 33440 preprint results.pdf (added 12/08/2022) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33826449/ (added 12/08/2022)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 5, 2017
End Date
April 30, 2018
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged 18 years and above (no upper age limit)
  • 2\. Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
  • 3\. Hoehn and Yahr stages I to IV under medication
  • 4\. Difficulty with gait (clinical observation by experienced clinician):
  • 4\.1\. Reduced dorsiflexion or eversion at any point in the swing or weight acceptance phase of gait,
  • 4\.2\. Bradykinesia demonstrated by a measured 10m walking speed of less than 1\.25ms\-1
  • 4\.3\. Festination demonstrated by walking with short rapid strides
  • 4\.4\. Akinesia demonstrated by exhibiting freezing episodes while walking. This may be in restricted areas such as doorways.
  • 4\.5\. Hypokinesia demonstrated by walking with a short stride length
  • 5\. Able to walk 10m with appropriate walking aids but without assistance from another person

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Able to walk 10m in less than 8s (walking speed \>1\.25ms\-1\) indicating non limited functional walking
  • 2\. Other treatment than standard drug therapy (FES, deep brain stimulation, duodopa, apomorphine)
  • 3\. Atypical or secondary parkinsonism or parkinsonism related to other neurodegenerative diseases
  • 4\. Dropped foot due to any neurological condition other than Parkinson’s Disease
  • 5\. Untreated or refractory epilepsy
  • 6\. Pregnancy
  • 7\. Cardiac pacemaker, or other active medical implanted devices
  • 8\. Denervation of the common peroneal nerve
  • 9\. Malignancy or dermatological conditions in the area of the electrodes
  • 10\. Major cognitive impairment or dementia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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