Laser Light Cues for Gait Freezing in Parkinson's Disease

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Conditions studied: Parkinson's Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to gather data to see if the Laser Cane and/or U-Step Walker with laser accessory is more effective in aiding with gait freezing than a regular cane/U-Step Walker in patients who have idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00320242

Run by

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

People needed

32

Starts

2006-04-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects or a designated proxy have given informed consent
• Subject has been diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• Subject is ambulatory. If a wheelchair is used part-time, it must be used for less than 50% of the time
• Positive assessment for Questionnaire Used to Identify Freezing of Gait in PD Patients at subject's best "on"

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of atypical features suggestive of MSA, PSP, ataxia, unexplained or prominent pyramidal signs, and/or autonomic dysfunction
• Subjects who are non-ambulatory more than 50% of the time
• Subjects who have had a history of syncope in the 6 months prior to screening
• Subjects with moderate or advanced dementia

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia University — New York, New York, United States

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