SmartGlasses for freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease
- Conditions
- Freezig of gait in Parkinson's disease
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24300
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Twente
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
• Men/women of age > 18 years with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, as diagnosed by the UK Brain Bank Criteria (Hughes et al. , 1992).
• Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
•Presence of stroke in history or a psychiatric disease.
•Severe visual impairments.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Not specified
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method • The statistical design will focus on the comparison of the number of FOG episodes between the three one-week periods with and without cueing. Application of a previously validated algorithm to detect FOG episodes and comparison of the three periods will determine the functional efficacy of the Google Glass on FOG in the home environment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method • Evolution of walking activity over days, falls and presence of FOG episodes will be examined with the help of the patients' diaries. <br /><br>• Effect on quality of life (PDQ39), walking speed (10 meter walking test and Timed-Up and Go-test) and activities of daily living (Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Index).<br /><br>• Patients subjective impression of external cueing by Google Glass and conservative cues on a 5 points Likert scale (major impairment - minor impairment - no effect - minor improvement - major improvement).<br /><br>• The Frontal Assessment Battery score will be used as a covariate in all performed analyses. <br>