Status:

RECRUITING

The Effect of Compensation Strategies on Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

KU Leuven

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Gait disturbances are disabling and common in Parkinson's disease (PD). Patients use many different, and typically self-developed, strategies to compensate for their walking abnormalities. There is a ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women of age \> 18 years with idiopathic Parkinson's disease;
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Daily usage of compensation strategies for the past month;
  • Presence of deep brain stimulation (DBS);
  • Presence of severe co-morbidity limiting ambulation (e.g. stroke, orthopaedic problems);
  • Inability to walk unaided (with the exception of a customary cane);
  • Inability to walk for \> 3 minutes consecutively;
  • Severe auditory impairments, hampering perception of auditory cues;
  • Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE \< 21)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

384 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06142448

Start Date

December 1 2023

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

July 25 2025

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Radboudumc

Nijmegen, Netherlands