NCT01581645

Mobilaser Study to Help With People Who Are Having Problems With Their Gait

Increasing Mobility in Parkinsonian Patients With Freezing of Gait and Gait Hypokinesia With an Adjustable, Attachable Laser (Mobilaser)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Does use of the Mobilaser reduce freezing of gait (FOG) and stride reduction in patients with Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism.

Detailed description

Can patients walk faster and have less freezing when using the mobilaser then when not using it

Conditions

• Parkinson's Disease
• Parkinsonism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Mobilaser	Patients will begin by collecting data at home without using the mobilaser. They will then be given the mobilaser to use at home for 6 weeks while they collect data on whether their gait has improved. They will then have to return the Mobilaser to the clinic and collect data at home for 3 days to see if there is a difference.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2012-04-20
• Last updated: 2015-12-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States