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NCT Number: NCT01391741

The Effect of High-Volume Walking With Visual Cues (VC) in Parkinson´s Disease (PD)

People with disease (PD) tend to walk with short steps, decreased velocity, and increased stride time variability. Short steps and increased variability are related to greater fall risk. In addition, concurrent performance of a cognitive task (dual-task (DT)) has marked effects on gait in people with PD which is considered to reflect an impaired automaticity of gait.

Objective: To investigate short and long term effects of high-volume walking with visual spatial cues (VSC) on gait variables, automaticity, and functional mobility, in people with Parkinson´s Disease (PD), compared with walking without VSC.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson´s Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Behavior Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Motor Activity Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

Up to 79 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Reykjalundur Rehabilitation Center

Mosfellsbaer, 270, Iceland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • a confirmed diagnosis of PD according to the UK Parkinson´s Disease Society Brain Bank Clinical Diagnostic Criteria (18)
  • <80 years of age
  • community residing
  • Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage 2-3
  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of >23
  • ability to walk without walking aids for a total of 20 minutes over a 30-minute period

Exclusion criteria

  • major modifications of Parkinson´s medication (Madopar >200 mg/d or >20% increase in Dopamine agonists) 3 weeks prior to baseline assessment
  • comorbidities or disabilities, which might influence walking
  • a history of brain surgery

Treatment and study plan

Visual cues

Other

Walking with visual cues for 30 minutes, 4 times a week for 4 weeks

Walking without visual cues

Other

Walking without visual cues, but verbal encouragement twice a week to take longer steps, for 30 minutes, 4

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Step Length

    Time frame: Before, after and 3 months after a 4 week training period

  2. Change in Gait Velocity

    Time frame: Before, after and 3 months after a 4 week training period

  3. Change in Stride Time Variability

    Time frame: Before, after and 3 months after a 4 week training period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Timed Up & Go (seconds)

    Time frame: Before, after and 3 months after a 4 week training period

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Iceland

Other

Collaborators

  • Icelandic Physiotherapy Association
  • The Icelandic Parkinson´s Association.

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of High-Volume Walking With Visual Cues on Gait in People With Parkinson´s Disease. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Jul 12, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 12, 2011

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