Effects of Mental Practice in Gait of Individuals With Parkinson Disease: Randomized Clinical Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson Disease
• Interventions: Other: Physical practice; Other: Mental and physical practice

• Registration Number: NCT02118506
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of mental practice, associated with physical practice, on gait (cinematic parameters and mobility) in individuals with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. It is believed that familiarity with the normal gait pattern, associated with mental practice and physical practice can trigger significant changes in spatiotemporal and angular parameters that are not observed in the group not submitted to mental practice.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-09
• Study Completion: 2013-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-20
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• the subjects should be in use of antiparkinsonian medication,
• be between stages 2 and 3 of the Hoehn and Yahr modified scale);
• walk without any brace or aid device, independently (scores between 3 and 5 of the Functional Ambulatory Category - FAC) for at least 10 meters
• were not undergoing stereotactic surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

• We excluded those who were unable or declined to complete the training protocol.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physical practice	Physical practice	Familiarization with gait cycle: Cards with pictures of an elderly person performing movements related to the adjustment of posture, gait initiation and gait phases were shown to the subjects. They should have organized them sequentially, showing that they learned gait phases. Physical practice: is the execution of the motor action.
Mental and physical practice	Mental and physical practice	Familiarization with gait cycle: Cards with pictures of an elderly person performing movements related to the adjustment of posture, gait initiation and gait phases were shown to the subjects. They should have organized them sequentially, showing that they learned gait phases. Mental practice: is defined as motor imagery training with the aim of improving the engine performance. Is the imagination of a motor action without its physical implementation. Physical practice: is the execution of the motor action.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Step length at 10 minutes and 1 day	Three observetions were done. At baseline, 10 minutes and 1 day after intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Double Limb Support Time at 10 minutes and 1 day	Three observetions were done. At baseline, 10 minutes and 1 day after intervention.	Double Limb Support Time is the period when both feet are on the ground at the same time. The first period of double limb support begins at initial contact, and lasts, in healthy people, 10 to 12 percent of the cycle. The second period of double limb support occurs in the final 10 to 12 percent of stance phase. As the stance limb prepares to leave the ground, the opposite limb contacts the ground and accepts the body's weight. The two periods of double limb support account for 20 to 24 percent of the gait cycle's total duration. In people with Parkinson disease, this period lasts longer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte; 🇧🇷 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil