Laser Light Visual Cueing for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a laser light beam, attached to a rolling walker and projected onto the floor, reduces freezing episodes in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01502995

Run by

Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Philadelphia

People needed

22

Starts

2003-06-01

Expected to finish

2005-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-02

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• idiopathic PD confirmed by a movement disorders neurologist
• a Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)[13] score ≥ 24 to ensure competence to participate in informed consent and an ability to learn procedurally the use of the rolling walker with laser beam
• functional visual acuity for recognizing the laser beam on the rolling walker
• FOG in both on and off medication states, as indicated by a score of ≥ 2 on Item 14 of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and/or ≥1 on Item 3 of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (FOGQ)
• ability to ambulate for at least household distances with or without an assistive device as indicated by scoring 0, 1, or 2 on Items 15 and 29 of the UPDRS.

You may not qualify if…

• diagnosis of a gait disorder other than Parkinson's disease

Where it is running

• Philadelphia VA Medical Center PADRECC — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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