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Effects of dual task on gait performance and brain activities in individuals with Parkinson’s diseases

Effects of dual task on gait performance and brain activities-exploration of Parkinson’s diseases

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20190118010
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-01-18
Start date
2017-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

people with Parkinson&#39

Interventions

s disease,Healthy elderly
Basic Science,Basic Science
Parkinson&#39

Sponsors

National Yang-Ming University
Lead Sponsor
National Yang&#45
Collaborator
Ming University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: the inclusion criteria of healthy participants were (1) the ability to walk 10m independently without any assistive device, (2) without any neurological, cardiopulmonary, or orthopedic disease might interfere the walking performance (3) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≧24. The inclusion criteria of PD participants are (1) Diagnosed idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, (2) Hoehn and Yahr stage between 1 and 3, (3) ability to walk 10 meters independently without an assistive device, (4) ability to use upper extremity to hold a tray for motor dual task assessment, (5) stable medical condition, and (6) MMSE score ≧24.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) History of malignant tumors, 2) any neurological or orthopaedic disease affects this experiment, 3) history of mental illness (within five years), alcohol addiction(within 12 months), or have intake central nervous system drugs (eg anti-epileptic drugs, anti-depressant drugs, sleeping pills) in the most recent month. 1. any tumor in previous or present 1 Unstable physical condition 2 Participants who have neurological psychiatry illness or diagnosis learning disability can t take part in the experiment group

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gait performance (speed, cadence, stride time, stride length, variability,dual task cost) after recruit GaitRite system

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Brain activity in prefrontal, premotor, and supplementary motor cortex after recruit Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactRay-Yau Wang

National Yang-Ming University

rywang@ym.edu.tw+886228267210

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026