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Visual and sound cues for freezing while walking

Researchers are comparing different stepping cues and rhythms to investigate unstable walking in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: JPRN-UMIN000048148

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Start (reported date)
2022-07-13
Study finished (reported date)
2026-03-31

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: male and female

Inclusion criteria: 1.idiopathic clinically established Parkinson's disease based on the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society clinical diagnostic criteria 2.Able to ambulate more than 10 m without the use of a walking aid Exclusion criteria: 1.no visual or auditory disorders 2.no muscular or neurological disorders that could disturb ambulation
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Effects of visual and auditory cues on forward gait instability in patients with Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait - Effects of cues on forward gait instability in patients with Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait

Short title used by the registry

Effects of visual and auditory cues on forward gait instability in patients with Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait

Original description

Intervention: Perform walking tasks under the following conditions and measure the gait parameters . 1.Normal walking 2.Visual cue 3.Auditory cue (normal rhythm) 4.Auditory cue (slow rhythm) 5.Auditory cue (fast rhythm) Primary outcome: Spatiotemporal gait parameters Kinematic parameters Gait stability parameters(distance between center of mass-base of support, margin of stability) Secondary outcome: Hoehn and Yahr stage New freezing of gait questionnaire Freezing of gait ratio Movement Disorders Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Perform walking tasks under the following conditions and measure the gait parameters . 1.Normal walking 2.Visual cue 3.Auditory cue (normal rhythm) 4.Auditory cue (slow rhythm) 5.Auditory cue (fast rhythm)
Phases
Not applicable
Sponsor
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Start date reported by registry
2022-07-13 (reported)

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Hideyuki Urakami · 072-683-1221 · hideyuki.urakami@ompu.ac.jp

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Japan

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