Mental Practice Combined With Physical Practice to Improve the Gait Performance of People With Parkinson's Disease
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Postural Instability and Gait Difficulty Score
研究概览
简要总结
Among the impairments associated to Parkinson's disease, gait disturbance is one of which that has the most negative impact on the independence in daily living activities and quality of life of people living with Parkinson's disease. Despite the considerable amount of research, we have no consensus about the most efficient physiotherapeutic approach to improve the gait disturbance. Mental practice is considered an efficient strategy to improve the motor performance in healthy individuals and people with stroke. However, there is scarce evidence about its therapeutic results to improve the gait performance in people living with Parkinson's disease. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gait mental practice associated to physical practice to improve the gait performance in people living with Parkinson's disease.
详细描述
Background: Among the impairments associated to Parkinson's disease, the gait disturbance is one of which that has the most negative impact on the independence in daily living activities and quality of life of people living with Parkinson's disease. Despite the considerable amount of research, we have no consensus about the most efficient physiotherapeutic approach to improve the gait disturbance. Mental practice is considered an efficient strategy to improve the motor performance in healthy individuals and people with stroke. However, there is scarce evidence about its therapeutic results to improve the gait performance in people living with Parkinson's disease.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of mental gait practice associated with physical practice to improve the gait performance of people living with Parkinson's disease.
Design: Parallel, prospective, double-blind, multicentre randomized clinical trial.
Setting: Brazilian Parkinson Association.
Participants: Twenty-two people living with Parkinson's disease in stages 2-3 of disease evolution according to Hoehn and Yahr Classification.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 80 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •diagnosis of Parkinson's disease according to the United Kingdom Brain Bank criteria;
- •in stage 2-3 of the disease evolution according to the Hoehn and Yahr;
- •treated with levodopa or its synergists;
- •capable to walk independently indoors without aid;
- •referring 5 years of education or more.
排除标准
- •presence of other neurological (excluding PD), orthopedic or cardiopulmonary problems;
- •visual and auditory deficiency uncorrected;
- •dementia [assessed by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), cut-off 26];
- •depression [according to the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), cut-off 6];
- •declined imagery capacity [according to the Revised Movement Imagery Questionnaire (MIQ-R) cut-off 10].
研究组 & 干预措施
Experimental Group (EG)
The Experimental training (ET) consists of 10 sessions with 4 blocks of MP (GMP) intercalated with 4 blocks of gait physical practice (GPP), under single (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions.
干预措施: Experimental training (Behavioral)
Control Group
The Control training (CT) consists of 10 sessions with 4 blocks of MP (nGMP) intercalated with 4 blocks of gait physical practice (GPP), under single (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions.
干预措施: Control training (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Postural Instability and Gait Difficulty Score
时间窗: up to 3 months
Postural Instability and Gait Difficulty Score (PIGD): This recommended rating scale for evaluation of gait alterations in PD is based on 5 Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) items relevant to gait and postural instability (items 13-15, 29, and 30). The 13-15 items are based on gait performance according to PPD perspective, while 29 and 30 items are based on the motor test. It is a recent rating scale that has been used in PD, evaluated independently, which has adequate clinimetric characteristics.
Six-minute Walk Test
时间窗: up to 3 months
The six-minute walk test (6-MWT) is a timed recommended clinically based test in which participants are asked to walk for 6 minutes, in their habitual speed, as much distance as possible. Interruptions for resting are permitted if necessary. The 6-MWT has demonstrated adequate test-retest and interrater reliability and minimal detectable change of 82 meters in PD. It may be a good predictor of the ability to independently walk outside safely.
30-second dual task gait
时间窗: up tp 3 months
It measures the maximal walking distance reached in 30 seconds under single task, i.e., without another concurrent task, and dual task, i.e., with a concurrent cognitive task. The cognitive task consists of speaking as many words as possible, starting with a specific character (F, S or A), presented at the beginning of test.
Dynamic Gait Index
时间窗: up tp 3 months
The balance during the eight gait related activities is scored in this test. These include quality of walking speed change, going around and over obstacles and stair walking, as well as the number of steps required for a pivot turn.
次要结局
- Trail Making Test(up to 3 months)
- 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire(up to 3 months)