Parkinson'
Conditions
Interventions
Patients undergo over-ground gait training using SMA of 30 minutes per session, ten times for 3 months outdoors near the participants'
home.
Patients undergo over-ground gait training of 30 minutes per session, ten times for 3 months near the participants'
home.
Sponsors
Kawashima Neurology Clinic
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We include out-patients with PD fulfilled MDS clinically established PD criteria, who are able to walk independently with/without walking aides and patients have the following conditions; 1. Hoehn and Yahr stage is 2-4 degrees in on state, 2. UPDRS Part III score is 10 points or more in on state, 3. MMSE score is not lower than 26 points, and 4. The patient does not show an unpredictable off state.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We exclude out-patients with PD fulfilled MDS clinically established PD criteria, who are unable to walk with walking aids, or patients who have the following conditions; 1. Hoehn and Yahr stage is 1 or 5 degrees in on state. 2. UPDRS Part III score is below 10 points in on state, 3. MMSE score is below 26 points, or 4. The patient shows an unpredictable off state.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is walking distance in 3-Minute Walk Test (3MWT). We measure it at baseline and at post-intervention of 10 sessions for 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are 10-Meter Walk Test, physiological cost index (PCI) in 3MWT, Berg Balance Scale, Functional Reach Test, UPDRS part III, MDS-UPDRS 3.11 (freezing of gait), Freezing of Gait Questionnaire, PDQ-39, EQ-5D-5L and gait and posture analysis using Mobile Motion Visualizer. We measure them at baseline and at post-intervention of 10 sessions for 3 months. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNoriko Kawashima
Kawashima Neurology Clinic Neurology
Outcome results
None listed