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Music Role in PD Rehabilitation

NCT03434496 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-07-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) sensorimotor techniques are increasingly used to improve spatio-temporal gait parameters and postural stability in the course of Parkinson's Disease and following stroke. Nonetheless, the neurophysiological underpinnings of NMT-mediated gait recovery is still poorly understood.

The aim of the study was to investigate the central mechanisms of connectivity related to the application of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) in PD gait rehabilitation. The investigators will enroll 30 patients with PD. They will be randomized into two groups: (A) gait training with Music; (B) conventional treadmill gait training. The experimental group will perform training by means of GT3 (Biodex), where the patient is able to walk (on a treadmill) following specific musical beets and rhythms. The control group will perform only gait treadmill training.

Subjects will attend 3 sessions a week for at least 4 weeks. Each session will last 45-min.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

DEVICE

Gait Trainer 3

With the BIODEX Gait Trainer 3, patients acquire a smooth gait pattern. In addition, balance, coordination, endurance and the cardiovascular system are trained. Work on the treadmill strengthens the leg muscles. On the screen or via an audio message, the patients and therapists receive direct feedback on the smoothness of the gait pattern. The therapists can then make corrective interventions if necessary and the patients are motivated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Placido Bramanti, MD · IRCCS Neurolesi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-03
Primary Completion
2018-03-30
Completion
2018-06-05
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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