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Music-guided gait training for patients with parkinson's disease

Music-guided gait training for patients with parkinson's disease - MuGa-Park

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00026814
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-11-08
Start date
2021-11-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

G20

Interventions

Group 1: Seven times a week, 20 minute self-training with sensorbased music-feedback for three weeks. Group 2: Seven times a week, 20 minute self-training with music-supported gait training for three

Sponsors

Kliniken Beelitz GmbH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 79 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson Disease with the UK Brain Bank Criteria (2) Hoehn & Yahr-Stadium = 4 (with medicinal On-State) (3) Ability to complete the Gait tests without any aid and without fatigue (4) Clinical manifested unilateral reduction in armswing with range of motion < 28,3° or marked reduction in gait velocity < 1,15 m/s measured in the 1-minute gait test (5) No adaption of dopaminergic medication since one week and planned for eight weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Orthopedic oder neurologic comorbility with relevant restricition of the agility or gait function (2) Cognitive impaitment which impacts everyday life (MMST 20° or Pisasyndrom (7) Episodes of gaitfreezing while walking normally in the past half-year (8) More than one fall in the past 12 months (9) Unilateral hearing loss > 40dB (10) Balance problems in anamnesis or in one of the following tests, not caused by the IPS: Romberg-Test, Tandem gait, Pull-Test (11) Rhythmic Auditive Stimulation or CuraSwing-Training in the past three months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Range of motion of the Armswing left and right and the stride which are measured with Mobility Lab from APDM, stride length

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Walking speed, Walking endurance, Gait variability, Armswing speed, Heelstrike Angle, Dual-Task-Walking, Range of motion of the tailbone, Range of motion of the Sternum, Subjective symptom assessment, Music-Appreciation, Subjective experience, quality of life

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefan Mainka

Kliniken Beelitz GmbH

mainka@kliniken-beelitz.de033204-22734

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026