Targeted Motor Learning to Improve Gait for Individuals With Parkinson Disease
This study is looking at how different ways of using a metronome during walking training can help people with Parkinson's disease improve their walking. Researchers will compare two types of metronome training: one called TRAC and another called dTRAC, which both involve using a metronome at different speeds while walking on a treadmill and on the ground. You might be able to join if you are between 50 and 80 years old, have Parkinson's disease (Hoehn and Yahr Stage 2-3), can walk for 10 minutes without help, and have normal hearing. The main goal is to see how much your walking distance changes after 3 months, measured by a Six-Minute Walk Test. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 45 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with 45 planned participants. It will compare two different metronome-based gait training methods.
- What's involved
- You would participate in 12 training sessions, each lasting about an hour. This includes walking tests and brain imaging (MRI) before and after the training.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your walking will be assessed at a 3-month follow-up visit after the training.
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Targeted Motor Learning to Improve Gait for Individuals With Parkinson Disease
At a glance
Conditions
NCT05864157
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.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolinano site contact published
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
- Mike Lewek, PT, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Associate Professor
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in Six minute walk test (6MWT) at the 3 month follow up visitBaseline, 3 month follow-up
The 6-minute walk test provides a more objective quantitative measure of mobility, functional performance, and symptom control. It measures the distance an individual can walk over a total of six minutes on a hard, flat surface. The individual can self-pace and rest as needed as they walk back and forth along a marked course. The participant can use an assistive walking device they normally use, such as a cane. The minimum clinically important difference in 6-minute walk distance is approximately 30 meters, a difference that is associated with mortality. A higher change score represents a greater improvement in walking function and a better outcome.