The effectiveness of different modalities of cueing in overground walking in people with Parkinson*s disease
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease10028037
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46557
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
Ambulatory patients showing mild to severe gait disturbance with score >1 on the Unified Parkinson*s Disease Rating scale (UPDRS; motor section)
Idiopathic Parkinson*s disease
stable drug usage
Moderate disease severity (Hoehn and Yahr stage II-III)
age 40-80
Exclusion Criteria
significant hearing/vision loss, or significant somatosensory impairment. (Such that it may intervene with our methods)
if a participant had undergone deep brain stimulation (by means of an interview)
has unpredictable and long lasting off periods (by means of an interview)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameter for gait pattern: Stride length, stride frequency and<br /><br>walking speed.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Parameters for differences in gait stability: Center of mass velocity, center<br /><br>of mass medio-lateral deviation, interstep time variability.<br /><br>Next to these secondary outcome parameters, interlimb coordination will be<br /><br>assessed.<br /><br><br /><br>Descriptive study parameters:<br /><br>- Clinical characteristics: Unified Parkinson*s Disease Rating Scale,<br /><br>- Walking performance: 10 meter walk test; freezing of Gait Questionnaire<br /><br>- Balance performance: Single leg stance test<br /><br>- Duration of the disease</p><br>