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Perception of Affordances and Obstacle Crossing in People With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults
Led by University of Haifa · Updated on 2025-07-22
180
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
165 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Haifa
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Haifa, Israel
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to explore how young adults, older adults and people with Parkinson's disease (PwP), perceive their abilty to cross obstacles while walking, and how this perception is related to their actual performance of obstacle crossing and disease-related motor and cognitive impairments. The study will explore this percepeption and the actual performance in different walking environments(floor, synthetic grass turf). Understanding how people perceive obstacles may help improve rehabilitation methods and reduce the risk of falls. The study will take place at the Motor Performance Laboratory, University of Haifa, and will include walking tasks, eye-tracking measurements, and motor and cognitive assessments.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Perception of Affordances and Obstacle Crossing in People With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants aged 20 to 80 years
- Ability to walk independently outdoors without assistive devices
- For Parkinson's Disease group: Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease confirmed by medical records
- For healthy control groups: No neurological or orthopedic conditions affecting gait
You will not qualify if you...
- Freezing of gait for Parkinson's Disease group, determined by a score greater than 0 on the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire
- Severe visual impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses or lenses
- Cognitive impairment defined as a score below 18 on the telephone-based Mini-Mental State Examination
- Any orthopedic condition, pain, or other medical condition that may affect walking, based on self-report
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Haifa, Motor Performance Laboratory
Haifa, Israel, 3103301
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Galit Yogev Seligmann, PhD
CONTACT
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Michal Kafri, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
3
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