Cortical Correlates of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
This study is looking at how two types of tactile cueing (a system that gives you touch-based signals) might help people with Parkinson's disease walk more easily. Researchers want to see if personalized tactile cueing or fixed tactile cueing can make walking more automatic, meaning it requires less conscious effort. They will measure brain activity in the prefrontal cortex (the part of your brain involved in planning and complex thinking) and parietal cortex (involved in processing sensory information), as well as how steady your steps are. You might be able to join if you are 45-85 years old and have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease by a movement disorders neurologist. The study aims to enroll 60 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This study will involve 60 participants with Parkinson's disease. You will be randomly assigned to receive either personalized tactile cueing or fixed tactile cueing.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Brain activity and stride variability will be measured on day 1.
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Cortical Correlates of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Impact of Medication and Cueing
At a glance
Conditions
NCT05818189
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregonstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Martina Mancini, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Oregon Health and Science University
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Prefrontal cortex activityday 1
Oxygenated hemoglobin over the prefrontal cortex measures by fNIRS
- Parietal cortex activityday 1
Oxygenated hemoglobin over the parietal cortex measures by fNIRS
- Stride time variabilityday 1
Variability of stride time during 2 minute walking
- Local Dynamic Stabilityday 1
Stability during gait is assessed by phase dependent local dynamic stability (LDS) measures of the trunk acceleration while walking
- Turn durationday 1
Average duration of 360 turning while performing a 1 minute turning in place task
- Turn jerkday 1
Average turning smoothness while performing a 1 minute turning in place task