Status:
UNKNOWN
A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) to Evaluate Use of an Individual Auditory Cueing Device's (IACD's) on Freezing and Gait in People With Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Dublin, Trinity College
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of an IACD i.e. Apple iPod-shuffle, on freezing and gait speed in people with a diagnosis of PD through the implementation of a randomised contro...
Detailed Description
The investigators calculated and pre-loaded 100 baseline frequencies (less 10%) in the sound of a metronome beat in an MP3 format (30 - 130 BPM) \[38\] onto a DVD-Rom. A user manual was created with a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- PD
- medically stable
- willing to give informed consent
- freeze at least once per week (minimum score of 2 on item 3 of the FOGQ) for at least 2 seconds(minimum score of 1 on item 4 of FOGQ)
- MMSE Score greater than 24
Exclusion
- attending physiotherapy at time of recruitment
- unwilling to give informed consent
- not medically stable
- cognitive impairment (MMSE score less than 24)
- acure co-morbidity that prevents mobility
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00727467
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
December 31 2008
Active Locations (3)
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1
Cork University Hospital
Cork, Ireland
2
Royal Hospital Donnybrook
Dublin, Ireland
3
Saint James's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland