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Remote Mental Practice for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Led by University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Updated on 2025-08-27
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
153 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This single-blind, randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of a remotely delivered intervention based on mental practice (MP) combined with physical practice (PP) on freezing of gait (FOG) severity in people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group (MP + PP) or a control group (PP + stretching). The intervention consists of 10 video-supervised sessions over 6 weeks. Primary outcomes include the Rapid Turn Test and percentage of time spent with FOG (%FOG). Secondary outcomes include the New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (NFOG-Q), Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39), and Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T-MoCA). The study aims to demonstrate whether MP using Dynamic Neuro-Cognitive Imagery (DNI) techniques can effectively reduce FOG severity and improve motor and cognitive function in people with PD.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Remote Mental Practice for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- Use of dopaminergic medication
- Experiencing freezing of gait (positive response to first question of the New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire)
- Able to walk independently at home
- Access to internet and video call device
- Agree to participate in the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Other neurological disorders
- Severe cardiovascular and/or respiratory alterations
- Uncorrected visual and/or auditory alterations
- Cognitive impairment (Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment score below 12)
- Inability to perform motor imagery (Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire - 20 score below 20)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05508-900
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Research Team
M
Maria Elisa P Piemonte, PT, PHD
CONTACT
P
Paloma R Silva, PT
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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