Status:

UNKNOWN

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

Lead Sponsor:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism

Postural Kyphosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief 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 ...

Detailed Description

The subjects will be asked to arrive at the Gait laboratory for Mobility Research at Tel Aviv Medical Center. After a detailed explanation of the research procedure and after signing the consent form,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, as defined in the UK Brain Bank criteria
  • Hoehn and Yahr stage I-III
  • Participants who are at stable medication regimen
  • Able to walk independently for at least 5 minutes with or without support of accessory device.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score\< 24

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2019

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03477695

    Start Date

    April 1 2018

    End Date

    December 31 2019

    Last Update

    May 8 2018

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    Laboratory for gait and neurodynamics, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239