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The Effects of fNIRS-based Neurofeedback Training on Balance and Gait in Parkinson's Disease

NCT05800470 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2025-08-07

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Summary

A cross-sectional study (part 1) aims to investigate the influence of fatigue on the MI ability in PD compared to healthy controls. A randomized controlled trial (part 2) aims to compare the effect of fNIRS-based NFB-MI on balance and gait performance versus MI only in people with PD.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease
  • Movement Disorder, Functional

Interventions

OTHER

fNIRS-based neurofeedback with motor imagery

A multichannel wearable fNIRS (NIRSport2, NIRx Medical Technologies LLC, Glen Head, NY, USA) will be used to detect the cortical activity in SMA. The HbO concentration will be processed and displayed as a visual feedback during MI training.

OTHER

Kinesthetic motor imagery

Prior to each task, participants will watch a video of a person executing balance tasks and walking tasks. The balance tasks will include static and dynamic standing tasks such as sit-to-stand, tandem stance, standing on a balance board, reaching out to different directions and single leg stance. The walking tasks consists of tandem walking, crossing obstacles, sideward walking, backward walking, and turning. The participants will be asked to kinesthetically imagine movements in the first-person perspective, and the researcher will give the explicit instruction encouraging them to focus on the feeling (i.e. tactile, proprioceptive and kinesthetic sensations). Each MI session consists of 10-min of balance tasks and 10-min of walking tasks.

OTHER

Motor training

The tasks for balance and gait training are similar to those during the MI training. The difficulty of the tasks will be modified individually for each participant. The researcher will ensure the safety.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ray-Yau Wang · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-19
Primary Completion
2025-08-01
Completion
2025-08-01

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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