Status:

COMPLETED

Factors Associated with Falling in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Ghent

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Ghent

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this study will be to identify multidisciplinary fall risk factors in persons with stage 3 idiopathic Parkinson's Disease compared to age and sex-matched healthy adults. Both the rela...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parkinson's Disease group
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Persons with idiopathic PD diagnosed by a medical doctor according to the United Kingdom PD Brain Bank Criteria
  • Aged between 18 and 75 years-old
  • Stage 3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale in the on-medication state
  • On a stable dose of PD medication (at least one week)
  • Able to stand and walk on a treadmill without support for at least 3 minutes
  • Able to give consent
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Atypical parkinsonism
  • Unpredictable symptom fluctuations
  • Previous surgical management of PD (i.e., deep brain stimulation surgery; pallidotomy)
  • Duodopa pump therapy
  • Dementia (Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) \< 21)\[1\]
  • Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension (e.g. frequent syncope episodes)
  • Concurrent neurological disorders (e.g. stroke)
  • Comorbidities that affect gait or balance (e.g. peripheral neuropathy)
  • Acute illness
  • Epilepsy or history of seizures
  • Depression (MDS-UPDRS item 1.3 ≥ 2)
  • Body weight over 120 kilograms
  • Pregnancy
  • Participation in other ongoing experimental trials
  • Healthy control group
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Age and sex-matched healthy adults
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension (e.g. frequent syncope episodes)
  • Body weight over 120 kilograms
  • Pregnancy
  • Participation in other ongoing experimental trials

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 12 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04440033

    Start Date

    October 12 2020

    End Date

    December 1 2023

    Last Update

    September 19 2024

    Active Locations (2)

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    Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent, Belgium, 9000

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    Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium, 9000