Treadmill and Music Cueing for Gait Training in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Treadmill and Music Cueing for Gait Training in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease: a Preliminary Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00750945
• Other study ID #: COA No. 623/2008
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 10, 2008
• Last updated: September 25, 2009
• Start date: September 2008
• Est. completion date: July 2009

Study information

• Verified date: July 2009
• Source: Chulalongkorn University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Ethical Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Sensory and motor cueing have been demonstrated as useful ambulation training techniques for Parkinson's disease (PD). This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treadmill training program with music cueing for mild to moderate PD patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: July 2009
• Est. primary completion date: May 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 60 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male PD patients aged 60-80 years with Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3 diagnosed by attending neurologist

2. Good cognitive function with Thai Mental State Examination >23

3. Stable medication without freezing

4. No prior exercise program within the last 2 months

5. No contraindication for exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Medication change during the study program

2. Inability to walk on treadmill (in treadmill groups)

3. Cannot complete 80% of the prescribed program

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease
• Parkinson's Disease

Intervention

Other:
• Music and treadmill walking program
Treadmill with Music cueing training 3 days/wk, plus home music cueing 3 days/wk x 4 weeks
• Treadmill walking program
Treadmill training 3 days/wk, plus home walking 3 days/wk x 4 weeks
• Home program
Home walking program 6 days/wk x 4 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University	Bangkok

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chulalongkorn University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Walking performance evaluated with Timed Up and Go test, walking speed, step length, and cadence.		within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up	No
Secondary	Balance (single leg stance time) and fall rate		within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up	No
Secondary	Aerobic endurance (6 minute walk test)		AA) within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up	No
Secondary	Mentation, mood, behavior, Motor and ADL subscale of UPDRS		within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up	No
Secondary	Patient's satisfaction		within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up	No