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Mental Practice Combined With Physical Practice to Improve the Gait Performance of People With Parkinson's Disease

NCT02904837 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2018-09-19

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Summary

Among the impairments associated to Parkinson's disease, gait disturbance is one of which that has the most negative impact on the independence in daily living activities and quality of life of people living with Parkinson's disease. Despite the considerable amount of research, we have no consensus about the most efficient physiotherapeutic approach to improve the gait disturbance. Mental practice is considered an efficient strategy to improve the motor performance in healthy individuals and people with stroke. However, there is scarce evidence about its therapeutic results to improve the gait performance in people living with Parkinson's disease. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gait mental practice associated to physical practice to improve the gait performance in people living with Parkinson's disease.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Experimental training

Each block of MP consists of 5 mental walking attempts with 10 imagined steps. Participants, seated comfortably, eyes closed, will be asked to imagine themselves walking as of a first-person perspective, without any overt physical movement, in four different conditions: habitual speed, as fast as possible, overcoming obstacles and memorizing a name of a specific medication. Each block of PP consists of 5 physical walking attempts, with 10 steps. Participants will be asked to walk in 4 different conditions: habitual speed,as fast as possible, overcoming obstacles and memorizing a name of a specific medication.

BEHAVIORAL

Control training

Each block of MP consists of 5 mental walking attempts with 10 imagined steps. Participants, seated comfortably, eyes closed, will be asked to imagine themselves seated appreciating a beautiful landscape as of a first-person perspective, without any overt physical movement, in four different contexts: in a carriage, in a hot air balloon, in a boat and in a zepelin. Each block of PP consists of 5 physical walking attempts, with 10 steps. Participants will be asked to walk in 4 different conditions: habitual speed,as fast as possible, overcoming obstacles and memorizing a name of a specific medication.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Elisa P Piemonte, PhD · Department of Physioterapy , Communication Science&Disorders, Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2017-10-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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