Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Motor Imagery Training on Gait and Brain Activation Pattern of Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Conditions:
Primary Parkinsonism
Rehabilitation
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
INTRODUCTION: Mental practice (MP) and action observation (AO) are characterized as cognitive strategies that contribute to motor planning and learning in diverse populations. Individuals with Parkins...
Detailed Description
No additional information.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of PD according to the report of a neurologist;
- Age between 50 and 75 years;
- In the moderate stage of the disease (between stages 2 and 3 of the Hoehn and Yahr Scale);
- Use of antiparkinsonian medication;
- Do not present cognitive deficits, according to the Mini Mental State Examination - MMSE. The cutoff point will be defined considering the individual's schooling (Illiterates: 18; With school instruction: 24);
- Ability to imagine motor acts in kinesthetic mode (according to the Revised Movement Imagery Questionnaire - MIQ-R). The cut-off point will be 20 for the kinesthetic modality, indicating that it is at least "a little easy to feel" the kinesthetically imagined movement;
- Have not undergone stereotaxic surgery.
Exclusion
- Individuals with other associated neurological diseases;
- Individuals with musculoskeletal disorders, not related to the disease, but that impair gait;
- Individuals with hemodynamic instability before or during training;
- Individuals with uncorrected visual or auditory changes;
- Individuals who do not understand some stage of the training protocol.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 15 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03439800
Start Date
February 15 2018
End Date
December 1 2019
Last Update
February 6 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Lorenna Santiago
Parnamirim, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, 59148-520