Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease

In brief

This study is designed to evaluate whether a specific visuospatial training task will change gait performance of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients in doorways, specifically freezing of gait.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01887054
Run by: Duke University
People needed: 30
Starts: 2013-06-01
Expected to finish: 2014-08-01
Last updated by the study team: 2017-01-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

Age: greater than 18 years old and without an upper age limit
diagnosis of idiopathic PD exhibiting at least 2 or 3 cardinal signs (bradykinesia, rigidity, and resting tremor)
Ambulate independently without an assistive device for at least 60 meters
Freezing of gait episodes confirmed through the FOG-Q and evaluation by a fellowship trained Movement Disorder neurologist
Willingness and ability to participate in training and complete training diary
Documented FOG-Q and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) II
Ability to sign informed consent
Pregnant females will be included in the study and there are no known risks to the pregnant female or fetus

You may not qualify if…

Inability to complete questionnaires
Unwillingness to participate in training, complete all questionnaires and training diary
Subjects with secondary causes of parkinsonism
Significant dementia (MOCA <20)
Prior deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery or pallidotomy
Subjects cannot participate in any form of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech Therapy during the study period
Subjects cannot start any new medications during the study period.

Where it is running

Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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