NCT05690308Completed
Visual Perturbation Training to Reduce Fall Risk in People with Parkinson's Disease
A Novel Training Method to Reduce Fall Risk in People with Parkinson's Disease: the Role of the Balance Organ
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Sept 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Falls during walking are common in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Fall risk can be attributed in part to the loss of automaticity in walking and an increased reliance on sensory cues, such as the input from the balance organ. In this project the investigators want to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation training aiming to improve this vestibular input. The effects of a visual perturbation training in a virtual reality environment will be compared to conventional treadmill training.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 35 (actual)
- First submitted
- 1 Sept 2022
- Start date
- 20 Dec 2022
- Primary completion date
- 30 Mar 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT05690308
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 35
- From 20 Dec 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Mar 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Non-idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- Illness other than Parkinson's disease (flu, Covid-19) or disabilities that may affect gait or equilibrium
Other
- Strong variation in expressed symptoms
- Inability to walk unassisted for 20 minutes
- Underwent a medical procedure to treat Parkinson symptoms (e.g. duodopa pump, deep brain stimulator)
- Cognitive disability (score \< 21 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
- Clogged ear(s)
- Regular fainting episodes
- Weight over 120 kg
- Participation in other clinical studies
Who the study is looking for
- Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- Aged between 50-65 years
- Bilateral symptoms
- Able to walk unassisted for 20 minutes (Hoehn \& Yahr stage II-III)
- Stable medication dosage (if any)
- No cognitive disablity
Age in the registry: 50 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UZ Gent Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ghent | Belgium | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Visual perturbation training to reduce visual dependency in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial.PLoS One · 2026 · PMID 41770816
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