Tests walking training with mental imagery in people with Parkinson's disease
Compares walking exercises with and without mental imagery in adults with Parkinson's disease.
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Registry title: Effects of Gait Rehabilitation With Motor Imagery in People With Parkinson's Disease
Key facts
- Where
- Valencia, SpainSee the site
Where in Spain
- University of ValenciaValencia, SpainNo longer taking part
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
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Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Valencia
- Trial code
- NCT04788693
- Record updated
- 15 October 2024
- Original description
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 do this, a six-week training program will be carried out twice a week, where walking exercises and motor imaging will be performed in the experimental group while walking exercises only, will be conducted in the control group. Motor imagery exercises consist of developing a mental exercise by which an individual rehearses or simulates a given action. We hypothesize that participants who perform motor imagery exercises have better results than participants who train without imagery exercises. To analyze the effect of the programs will be assess the gait, the functionality in activities of daily living, the motor capacity, and the perception of the quality of life of the participants.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Gait Rehabilitation With Motor Imagery in People With Parkinson's Disease
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 do this, a six-week training program will be carried out twice a week, where walking exercises and motor imaging will be performed in the experimental group while walking exercises only, will be conducted in the control group. Motor imagery exercises consist of developing a mental exercise by which an individual rehearses or simulates a given action. We hypothesize that participants who perform motor imagery exercises have better results than participants who train without imagery exercises. To analyze the effect of the programs will be assess the gait, the functionality in activities of daily living, the motor capacity, and the perception of the quality of life of the participants.
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.