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Understanding How Movements Are Transferred From Task to Task in Parkinson's Disease
Led by McGill University · Updated on 2026-01-20
24
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
23 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to understand how a specific brain area, the Posterior Parietal Cortex (PPC), plays a role in movement transfer from walking on a split-belt treadmill (SBT) to walking on the ground in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). Here, investigators will apply repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to upregulate the PPC. Then, the differences in the gait parameters between pre- and post-interventions will be compared between the TMS-active and the TMS-sham.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Understanding How Movements Are Transferred From Task to Task in Parkinson's Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- No freezing of gait, confirmed by questionnaire and test
- No other neurological diagnosis
- No severe musculoskeletal, orthopedic, or vestibular conditions affecting walking or balance
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 25 or higher (no mild cognitive impairment)
- Able to walk independently without assistive device for 30 minutes
- No previous experience with split-belt treadmill
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe dyskinesia affecting walking and balance
- Hearing or visual impairment
- Inability to walk safely on a tied-belt treadmill
- Neurological disorders other than Parkinson's disease or other mobility-interfering pathologies
- Contraindications for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Implanted deep brain stimulator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
McGill University - Currie Gymnasium
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1S4
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Research Team
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Tomoha Ogawa, BA
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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