NCT05923229

Moving Mindfully for Freezing of Gait

Moving Mindfully: A MBSR-Centered Approach to Freezing in Parkinson Disease - Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators will conduct an randomized controlled trial (RCT) among people with Parkinson disease (PD) and freezing of gait (FOG) to evaluate the feasibility of a mindfulness intervention compared to a educational program about FOG. FOG is a severe motor disturbance that prevents people from stepping normally and is associated with anxiety, frustration, sedentary behaviors, poorer quality of life, and falls. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based practice that creates a culture to reduce stress and anxiety by increasing conscious awareness and self-compassion. In this study, the investigators will develop a mindfulness-based walking intervention to address both mental health and mobility challenges that constitute FOG.

Detailed description

Conduct pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of the standardized Mindfulness Based Walking Therapy (MBWT) program. Using the standardized MBWT protocol devised during earlier aims of this study, the investigators will randomize 24 people with PD+FOG to MBWT or FOG education (i.e., usual care and FOG education), examining feasibility elements.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease
• Mindfulness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Based Walking Therapy (MBWT)	MBWT is a modified version of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program that incorporates more walking mediations and is acceptable for people with Parkinson disease and freezing of gait.
OTHER	Freezing of Gait (FOG) Education	Participants will receive materials to read weekly about FOG and track their usual care regimens.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-07
• Primary completion: 2024-04-26
• Completion: 2024-04-26
• First posted: 2023-06-28
• Last updated: 2025-06-17
• Results posted: 2025-06-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States