The Effects of Treadmill Training With Visual and Auditory Cues on Gait Parameters in Parkinsonian Patients in Advanced Stages of Disease.

NCT ID: NCT02731599

Last Updated: 2017-04-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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The first aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a gait training using treadmill with visual and auditory cues in patients in stages IV Hoehn \& Yahr (H\&Y). The second aim was to compare the obtained data of these patients in advanced stages with those in mild to moderate stages.

Detailed Description

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Gait is altered in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. It has been shown that treadmill training with visual and auditory cues is useful in improving the gait's parameters in patients in early-moderate stages of disease. No data are available about the effectiveness of this training in those subjects in advanced stages of PD. The first aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a gait training using treadmill with visual and auditory cues in patients in stages IV Hoehn \& Yahr (H\&Y). The second aim was to compare the obtained data of these patients in advanced stages with those in mild to moderate stages.

150 patients with PD in early-moderate and advanced stages of disease (50 in H\&Y stage 2, group 1, 50 in H\&Y stage 3, group 2 and 50 in H\&Y stage 4, group 3) were enrolled. All patients underwent an intensive treatment: 20-minutes treadmill training per day, 6 times a week, for 4 weeks. Treadmill speed was previously set at 2.0 km/h and progressively increased until a maximum of 3.5 km/h, taking always into account the patients' physical abilities. All patients were evaluated at the enrolment and at the end of the 4-weeks treatment. The first evaluation consisted in one-minute walking on treadmill without the use of cues at 1.5 km/h speed, for all patients. The outcome measurements were: the average length of the right step, the average length of the left step, the coefficient of variance of both steps, and the gait cycle.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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treadmill training

20-minutes treadmill training per day, 6 times a week, for 4 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

treadmill training with cues

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

20-minutes treadmill training per day, 6 times a week, for 4 weeks. Treadmill speed was previously set at 2.0 km/h and progressively increased until a maximum of 3.5 km/h, taking always into account the patients' physical abilities. All patients were evaluated at the enrolment and at the end of the 4-weeks treatment. The first evaluation consisted in one-minute walking on treadmill without the use of cues at 1.5 km/h speed, for all patients. The outcome measurements were: the average length of the right step, the average length of the left step, the coefficient of variance of both steps, and the gait cycle.

Interventions

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treadmill training with cues

20-minutes treadmill training per day, 6 times a week, for 4 weeks. Treadmill speed was previously set at 2.0 km/h and progressively increased until a maximum of 3.5 km/h, taking always into account the patients' physical abilities. All patients were evaluated at the enrolment and at the end of the 4-weeks treatment. The first evaluation consisted in one-minute walking on treadmill without the use of cues at 1.5 km/h speed, for all patients. The outcome measurements were: the average length of the right step, the average length of the left step, the coefficient of variance of both steps, and the gait cycle.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Parkinson Disease

Exclusion Criteria

comorbidity with other neurological condition
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ilaria Zivi

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ospedale Generale di zona Moriggia Pelascini

Gravedona Ed Uniti, Como, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Paola Ortelli

Role: CONTACT

3332974872

Giuseppe Frazzitta

Role: CONTACT

+393442719916

Facility Contacts

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Paola Ortelli, PsyD

Role: primary

+393332974872

Other Identifiers

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treadmill and PD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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