Understand how fear disrupts balance
- Trial ID
- NCT05931692
- Official Title
- The Role of Virtual Reality in Examining the Effect of Fear of Falling (FOF) on Postural Stability in Individuals Without and With Parkinson's Disease in Egypt: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
- Goal
- Understand how fear disrupts balance
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Enrollment
- 15 participants
- Conditions
- Parkinson, Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
- Interventions
- Virtual reality, Electroencephalogram, Electromyography, Motion Capture system, Polar H10 Heart Sensor, Inertial measurement Unite
Plain-Language Summary
The goal is to see how fear of falling disrupts balance in people with and without Parkinson's, so researchers can pinpoint the brain and body changes that make walking unsafe. Participants wear a virtual reality headset that creates realistic, balance-challenging scenes while researchers record EEG for brain activity, EMG for muscle responses, motion capture and inertial sensors for body sway and steps, and a chest heart sensor for arousal, letting the team link feelings of fear to specific changes in posture and movement. They want adults 40 and older, people with Parkinson's at Hoehn and Yahr stages I to III who can walk without aids and who have excessive fear of falling, plus comparison participants without Parkinson's; stable medications, good vision and hearing, and intact cognition are required, while motion sickness, other mobility-limiting conditions, or unstable medical issues exclude someone. It is a small feasibility study planning to enroll about 15 people to test the methods before larger studies.
Locations
- Human Mechatronics Lab, Ain Shams Virtual Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is this trial testing?
- This trial is studying Virtual reality. The goal is to see how fear of falling disrupts balance in people with and without Parkinson's, so researchers can pinpoint the brain and body changes that make walking unsafe. Participants wear a virtual reality headset that creates realistic, balance-challenging scenes while researchers record EEG for brain activity, EMG for muscle responses, motion capture and inertial sensors for body sway and steps, and a chest heart sensor for arousal, letting the team link feelings of fear to specific changes in posture and movement. They want adults 40 and older, people with Parkinson's at Hoehn and Yahr stages I to III who can walk without aids and who have excessive fear of falling, plus comparison participants without Parkinson's; stable medications, good vision and hearing, and intact cognition are required, while motion sickness, other mobility-limiting conditions, or unstable medical issues exclude someone. It is a small feasibility study planning to enroll about 15 people to test the methods before larger studies.
- Who can participate?
- Participants must be at least 40 Years.
- Where is this trial located?
- This trial is recruiting at 1 location.
- Does it cost anything to join?
- No. There is no cost to participate. Study-related care and treatment are provided at no charge.
- How long does the trial last?
- This trial is estimated to last approximately 2 years and 2 months.