Tests walking cues and a training video for people with Parkinson's disease
Tests mental walking cues and a home gait video in adults with Parkinson's disease.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Cognitive Cueing and Video Intervention for Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Key facts
- Where
- London, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 99 years old?
Source: NCT06894030, who can take part
Where in Canada
- Centre for Brain and Mind, Western UniversityLondon, CanadaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Western University, Canada
- Trial code
- NCT06894030
- Record updated
- 25 March 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if cognitive cueing (eg., prompting individuals to think about taking big-long steps while walking), either as a stand- alone intervention or combined with a personalized gait training video, can improve gait (walking), mobility, and balance confidence for individuals with Parkinson's Disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Investigating the Longitudinal Efficacy of Cognitive Cueing and Video Intervention for Gait in People With Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if cognitive cueing (eg., prompting individuals to think about taking big-long steps while walking), either as a stand- alone intervention or combined with a personalized gait training video, can improve gait (walking), mobility, and balance confidence for individuals with Parkinson's Disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Does focusing on cognitive cues while walking improve gait, mobility, and balance confidence for individuals with Parkinson's Disease? 2. Does incorporating a personalized gait training video alongside cognitive cueing lead to amplified improvements in gait, mobility, and balance confidence for individuals with Parkinson's Disease?
Researchers will compare how gait, mobility, balance confidence and quality of life change over time for participants when they practice walking with and without a cognitive cue alone, and when they practice with using a personalized gait training video.
The researchers are also interested in how participation in this trial will affect quality of life and conscious attention to gait.
Participants will
* Complete walking trials on an instrumented mat that records data on their walking ability. These trials will be undertaken without a cognitive cue and while participants mentally rehearse a series of 3 cognitive cues (Take big long steps; Walk heel-toe; Stand up straight). * Be informed about which of the 3 cues best improved their walking and will receive a personalized gait training video for at home practice. * Complete online surveys that ask questions about their Parkinson's Disease, mobility, balance confidence quality of life and conscious attention to gait. * Visit the research facility 3 to 4 times during the study to have their gait (walking), mobility, balance confidence, quality of life and conscious attention to gait assessed and reassessed. * Practice both with and without their personalized video at home and keep a diary to record their practice sessions * Participate in a brief interview to discuss their experiences with the training and their perceptions of the effectiveness of cognitive cues and video-recorded feedback
Inclusion: Be diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease; Be fluent in English; Be able to walk independently and without a walking aid for at least 10 minutes; Have no other cognitive or neurological impairments (e.g., brain tumours, recent concussion, stroke, brain injury).
Exclusion: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implant; Standardized Mini Mental State Examination (SMMSE) score less than 24.