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Improving Posture in Parkinson's Patients Through Home-based Training and Biofeedback

NCT03477695 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A stooped posture is one of the characteristic motor symptoms of patients with Parkinson's disease, and has been linked to impairments in ADL and QOL. We aimed to test the efficacy, safety, practical utility and user-friendliness of a posture correction and vibrotactile trunk angle feedback device (the UpRight) in the home setting of patients with Parkinson's disease with a stooped posture.

Conditions

  • Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
  • Postural Kyphosis

Interventions

DEVICE

ambulatory use of the Upright device

Patients will wear the UpRight for a period of two month

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Nir Giladi, MD · TASMC

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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