Status:

COMPLETED

Provocation of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Toronto

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Freezing of Gait

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Sample Size N= 10 Parkinson's disease patients with self-reported freezing of gait and 10 without self-reported freezing of gait (in total, 20 Parkinson's disease patients) Accrual Period Single visi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
  • Hoehn \& Yahr Stage 1-3
  • Ten with self-reported freezing of gait (score of 1 in part 1 of new freezing of gait questionnaire), and 10 without FOG..
  • Sequence effect on feet (as score of at least 2 in the leg agility (item#3.8) of Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale part 3)
  • Stable clinical response to medications or stimulation parameters for at least 1 months
  • Able to walk on a motor-driven treadmill
  • Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Severe imbalance that limits ambulation (Hoehn \&Yahr score above 4)
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Orthopedic conditions and other systemic disease affecting locomotion
  • Shortness of breath and cardiac disease
  • Psychiatric disorders needing medication
  • Dementia
  • Presence of other neurological disorder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 15 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 15 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04799613

Start Date

March 15 2021

End Date

June 15 2022

Last Update

July 18 2024

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Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8