Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01856244
Stability and Balance in Locomotion Through Exercise
Sensorimotor Treadmill Training to Improve Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 48 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Persons with Morbus Parkinson commonly develop gait and balance disorders leading to dependence, loss of mobility and a high risk of falling. This study investigates the effectiveness of a sensorimotor treadmill intervention to improve walking and balance abilities in persons with early stages of Parkinson's disease. The sensorimotor treadmill training is conducted on a special treadmill device which is challenging the participants by small oscillations. This intervention, which is supposed to simulate walking on natural, uneven surfaces, is compared to a conventional treadmill training. Hypothesis: Sensorimotor treadmill training leads to larger improvements in walking and balance abilities as compared to conventional treadmill exercise.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | treadmill walking | |
| DEVICE | Treadmill |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-06-01
- Completion
- 2016-06-01
- First posted
- 2013-05-17
- Last updated
- 2016-10-05
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01856244. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.