Parkinson's disease, healthy elderly
Conditions
Interventions
20 healthy elderly and 20 elderly with Parkinson's disease, of both genders, will participate in the study. It will be held gait assessment of these individuals in 3 different conditions: gait in pref
gait during street crossing simulation with normal time in pedestrian traffic light
gait during street crossing simulation with reduced time in pedestrian traffic light. The street crossing simulation will be carried out according to the DENATRAN recommendations for the timing of tra
Other
SP1.011.122
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: No pain, fracture, or serious injury to soft tissues in the 6 months previous to the study; no history of cognitive, respiratory or cardiovascular disorders not controlled; elderly with Parkinson's disease be classified in stages I to III of Hoehn Yahr scale; elderly with Parkinson's disease not be in pharmacological adaptation phase.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who present uncontrolled cardiovascular changes; to present score lower than 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination that will be applied before the collections.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that elderly with Parkinson's disease present kinematic variables different than that presented by healthy elderly in the 3 different conditions that they will be subjected. For it will be used GAITRite system that informs data of the step length, step width, gait speed, cadence and step time, while performing gait in prefered speed; gait during street crossing simulation with normal time in pedestrian traffic light; gait during street crossing simulation with reduced time in pedestrian traffic light. The values of the collected data will be presented as means and standard deviations and the significance level for all statistical tests will be set at p lower than 0.05. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Check for risk of falls in elderly healthy and with Parkinson's disease during street crossing simulation. For it, it will be compared the gait kinematic variables in prefered speed and gait during street crossing simulation. If the data of step length, step width and gait speed were significantly lower (p lower than 0.05) in gait during street crossing simulation than in gait with prefered speed, may indicate risk of falls. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactKésia Amaral
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
Outcome results
None listed