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Amplitude and Rate of Intrinsic Feedback During Treadmill Training for Parkinson's Disease

NCT01987557 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2015-06-17

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Summary

Treadmill training has been shown to be beneficial for reducing motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The mechanisms for the therapeutic effects of treadmill training remain unknown. However, specific types of intrinsic feedback generated from muscle spindles (detect changes in length of muscle) and golgi tendon organs (detect muscle force) seem to be an important factor for achieving the reductions in motor scores. This study will compare a treadmill program that generates a high rate of intrinsic feedback to a treadmill program focused on generating a high magnitude of intrinsic feedback.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

rate group

walking with a high cadence (steps per minute)

BEHAVIORAL

magnitude treadmill group

BEHAVIORAL

regular treadmill walking

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wilfrid Laurier University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

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