Conversion Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
Evaluating the effects in functional status after three weeks of cognitive - and behavioural rehabilitation on patients with gait disorder. The patients are followed up as after 1 and 12 months to study if any improvement is still present. The patients are being recruited from neurological units. The intervention is explanation of symptoms, positive reinforcement of normal behaviour and absence reinforcement of dysfunctional behaviour. In addition the study aims at describing typical gait patterns at patients with gait disorder by using biomechanical measurements (EKG).
Detailed description
Patients are being recruited from neurological unit/ div and out patients department of SSR and are randomized to treatment or control group. Essential gait disorders do to conversion symptoms and willingness to participate in either of the two groups with informed consent are required.
Interventions
OTHERRehabilitation
Three weeks of rehabilitation in Hospital.
Sponsors
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Oslo University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 69 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* To determine the changes in functional status after three weeks of multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with conversion walking disorder.
Exclusion criteria
* Essential gait disorders do to conversion symptoms and willingness to participate in either of the two groups with informed consent are required.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in gait patterns | three weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved life quality | 12 months |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed