Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Effects of Gait Rehabilitation With Motor Imagery in People With Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Valencia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Asociación Parkinson Valencia

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine whether gait physiotherapy combined with motor imagery exercises has a superior effect than gait physiotherapy without motor imagery in people with Parkinson's disease. To...

Detailed Description

Background: Motor imagery (MI) is a novel technique in neurorehabilitation. Current evidence supports the ability of people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) to carry out this technique. Howeve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The inclusion criteria are:
  • Diagnosed with PD according to the United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank diagnostic scale
  • Independent walk in a 10-meter corridor
  • Normal cognitive state, determined by the Mini-Mental State Examination with a score \>25
  • Stable medication from the month before the start of the study until the t2 assessment.
  • Likewise, the exclusion criteria are:
  • Additional neurological condition different from PD
  • Disease or musculoskeletal acute alteration that limits mobility or balance
  • Lower extremities asymmetries \>1 cm
  • Report pain on the Visual Analog Scale
  • Suffer from blindness, deafness, or any other visual/hearing impairment or pathology that may influence the ability to understand instructions and carry them out
  • Significant tremor that may interrupt the MI exercise
  • To perform other physical therapies or sports during the trial or the two months before.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    74 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04788693

    Start Date

    September 1 2025

    End Date

    December 1 2026

    Last Update

    October 15 2024

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    University of Valencia

    Valencia, Spain, 46010