Status:
RECRUITING
Remote Mental Practice for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
Freezing of Gait
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This single-blind, randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of a remotely delivered intervention based on mental practice (MP) combined with physical practice (PP) on freezing of gait (FOG...
Detailed Description
This trial aims to evaluate a home-based remote intervention delivered via encrypted video calls by physiotherapists trained in both Mental Practice (MP) and Physical Practice (PP) protocols. Particip...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD;
- Use of dopaminergic medication;
- Experiencing FOG (positive response to the first question of the New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire - NFOG-Q);
- Able to walk independently at home;
- Access to internet and video call device;
- Agree to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- Other neurological disorders;
- Severe cardiovascular and/or respiratory alterations;
- Uncorrected visual and/or auditory alterations;
- Cognitive impairment, detectable through the Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T-MoCA, \< 12);
- Inability to perform motor imageryT during the administration of the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire - 20 (KVIQ-20, \< 20)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 25 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06957405
Start Date
January 25 2025
End Date
January 1 2028
Last Update
August 27 2025
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University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05508-900