NCT07907770Not yet recruiting
Perception of Action Opportunities for Obstacle Crossing in Parkinson's Disease
Perception of Action Opportunities for Obstacle Crossing in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease: Associations With Motor and Cognitive Impairments and Self-Awareness
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The study examines how individuals with Parkinson's disease, compared to healthy older adults, evaluate their ability to cross an obstacle, and the association between this evaluation, motor and cognitive status, and self-awareness. A total of 120 participants aged 65-85 years will be recruited: 60 with Parkinson's disease and 60 healthy adults. Following a telephone screening, eligible participants will be invited to a single session lasting 1.5 to 2 hours at the University of Haifa, a Maccabi Healthcare Services institute, or the participant's home. During the session, following an explanation and the signing of an informed consent form, demographic and clinical data will be collected, anthropometric measurements will be taken, and questionnaires addressing walking confidence and emotional state will be completed. Furthermore, mobility will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go test, motor symptom severity will be assessed using the UPDRS-III (for individuals with Parkinson's disease only), and cognitive function will be evaluated via a computerized test. Finally, participants will perform the research task. In this task, while standing in front of the obstacle, they will be asked to estimate the maximum obstacle height they believe they can safely cross. Following this, they will be asked to actually cross it. Based on these data, the gap between perceived and actual ability will be calculated. The task will be performed under two conditions: without a backpack and with a weighted backpack (carrying approximately 10% of the participant's body weight). The performance of the research task will be video-recorded for the analysis of crossing data.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 25 Oct 2026
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Nov 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of Haifa
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT07907770
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 120
- From 1 Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Nov 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Severe visual impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses (self-report).
- Dementia (Telephone Mini-Mental State Examination score ≤ 18).
- Any orthopaedic condition, pain, or health condition (other than PD) that affects walking (self-report).
Other
- Freezing of gait (Score \> 0 on the NFOG-Q), for PD group only.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease according to medical records.
- Ability to walk independently outdoors without walking aids in daily life.
- Fluent in reading and speaking Hebrew.
- Ability to walk independently outdoors without walking aids in daily life.
- Fluent in reading and speaking Hebrew.
- No diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or any other neurological condition.
Age in the registry: 65 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Haifa Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Haifa | Israel | Unknown status |
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