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

September 25, 2009 updated by: Chulalongkorn University

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Thailand
      • Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
        • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: A
Treadmill with Music cueing group
Other: Music and treadmill walking program
Treadmill with Music cueing training 3 days/wk, plus home music cueing 3 days/wk x 4 weeks
Other Names:
  • Music cueing
Active Comparator: B
Treadmill group
Other: Treadmill walking program
Treadmill training 3 days/wk, plus home walking 3 days/wk x 4 weeks
Other Names:
  • Treadmill
Placebo Comparator: C
Home walking group
Other: Home program
Home walking program 6 days/wk x 4 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Walking performance evaluated with Timed Up and Go test, walking speed, step length, and cadence.
Time Frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Balance (single leg stance time) and fall rate
Time Frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
Aerobic endurance (6 minute walk test)
Time Frame: AA) within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
AA) within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
Mentation, mood, behavior, Motor and ADL subscale of UPDRS
Time Frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
Patient's satisfaction
Time Frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up
within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Chulalongkorn University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dootchai Chaiwanichsiri, MD, Chulalongkorn University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 10, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 10, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 28, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2009

Last Verified

July 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • COA No. 623/2008

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