Status:

COMPLETED

Treadmill and Music Cueing for Gait Training in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Chulalongkorn University

Conditions:

Parkinson's Disease

Eligibility:

MALE

60-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Sensory and motor cueing have been demonstrated as useful ambulation training techniques for Parkinson's disease (PD). This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treadmill training program w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male PD patients aged 60-80 years with Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3 diagnosed by attending neurologist
  • Good cognitive function with Thai Mental State Examination \>23
  • Stable medication without freezing
  • No prior exercise program within the last 2 months
  • No contraindication for exercise

Exclusion

  • Medication change during the study program
  • Inability to walk on treadmill (in treadmill groups)
  • Cannot complete 80% of the prescribed program

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00750945

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

September 28 2009

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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330