Comfort and Tolerance of Surface Neuro Muscular Electrical Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease.
NCT ID: NCT01968473
Last Updated: 2013-10-24
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
10 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-09-30
2013-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Six muscle sites will be tested sensory, motor and pain thresholds recorded. Furthermore pain tolerance will be recorded as the level at which the stimulus is unbearable.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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NMES Device comfort
NMES Device comfort, establishing Sensory, Motor and Pain thresholds. Max Pain tolerance is also established.
NMES Device comfort
NMES device, establishing Sensory, Motor and Pain thresholds and Pain tolerance.
Interventions
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NMES Device comfort
NMES device, establishing Sensory, Motor and Pain thresholds and Pain tolerance.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* A Hoehn and Yahr stage of 2 - 4
* Exhibiting Freezing of Gait or another gait abnormalityin the ON or OFF state.
* An ability to mobilise independently for the purpose of research when in the 'off' state
* An ability to walk unaided for 10 meters.
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnant or currently involved in another clinical trial.
* Uncontrolled heart problems
* Pacemakers
* On opioid or neuropathic pain medication
40 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Gearoid O Laighin
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Gearoid O'Laighin, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Electrical & Electronic Engineering NUI Galway
Locations
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University Hospital Galway
Galway, , Ireland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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NMES_PD_Comfort
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id