Tactile cueing as a means to oppose gait impairments deriving from Parkinson*s disease<br>
Completed
- Conditions
- Festinating gaitwalking impairment10028037
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45512
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Spectrum Twente
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
- The patient exhibits gait impairments caused by Parkinson*s disease
- Patients' age is over 18 years
- Able to visit the neurology clinic at MST Enschede
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to provide written informed consent
- Exhibits gait impairments as a result of any other factor than Parkinson*s disease
- Significant cognitive deterioration that causes the patient to be unable to understand the research purpose and accompanying instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The main parameter is the time it takes for the patient to complete the<br /><br>prescribed walking test. The results of the repeated tests will be compared to<br /><br>see if improvements can be ascribed to situations (e.g. walking with/without<br /><br>device). </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>There are two secondary study parameters, namely the number of freezing<br /><br>episodes the subject experiences, and secondly the number of steps (step<br /><br>length) the subjects exhibits during testing. Value will be allotted to these<br /><br>secondary parameters by comparing the repeated tests in which the situation was<br /><br>altered (e.g. walking with/without device).<br /><br><br /><br>Additional study parameters will consist of:<br /><br>o Age<br /><br>o Sex<br /><br>o Score on Hoehn and Yahr scale<br /><br>o Medication state (ON/OFF)<br /><br>o Outcome of the freezing of gait questionnaire<br /><br>These study parameters will be assessed during the anamnesis.</p><br>