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

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentDecember 2012

ConditionsParkinson Disease

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Enrollment: 20
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change from Baseline in Step length at 10 minutes and 1 day
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

December 2012

End Date

September 2013

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Factorial

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Ana Raquel Rodrigues Lindquist

PhD Ana Raquel Rodrigues Lindquist

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from Baseline in Step length at 10 minutes and 1 day

Time Frame: Three observetions were done. At baseline, 10 minutes and 1 day after intervention.

Secondary Outcomes

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.)