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Stability and Balance in Locomotion Through Exercise

NCT01856244 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2016-10-05

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Summary

Persons with Morbus Parkinson commonly develop gait and balance disorders leading to dependence, loss of mobility and a high risk of falling.

This study investigates the effectiveness of a sensorimotor treadmill intervention to improve walking and balance abilities in persons with early stages of Parkinson's disease. The sensorimotor treadmill training is conducted on a special treadmill device which is challenging the participants by small oscillations. This intervention, which is supposed to simulate walking on natural, uneven surfaces, is compared to a conventional treadmill training.

Hypothesis: Sensorimotor treadmill training leads to larger improvements in walking and balance abilities as compared to conventional treadmill exercise.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

treadmill walking

DEVICE

Treadmill

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • German Foundation for Neurology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Department of Molecular Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Erlangen-Nürnberg

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Klaus Pfeifer, Prof. Dr. · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Institute of Sport Science and Sport

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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