Improve walking using auditory cueing
- Trial ID
- NCT06142448
- Official Title
- Unravelling the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Compensation Strategies for Gait Impairments in Parkinson's Disease: a Transnational, Multimodal Approach
- Goal
- Improve walking using auditory cueing
- Phase
- NA
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Enrollment
- 384 participants
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Interventions
- Cueing app
Plain-Language Summary
Goal: Learn how the brain uses external compensation strategies to improve walking problems in Parkinson's, like slow steps, unstable rhythm, and freezing, so clinicians can target the right neural pathways. Approach: Participants use a cueing app that delivers timed external signals, usually rhythmic auditory beats, to guide step timing and spacing, engaging attention and alternative motor circuits to bypass impaired automatic gait control. Eligibility: Adults 18 and older with idiopathic Parkinson's who can walk at least three minutes unaided (a cane is allowed), who have not used daily compensation strategies in the past month, and who do not have deep brain stimulation, severe hearing loss, or significant cognitive impairment (MMSE <21).
Locations
- Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is this trial testing?
- This trial is studying Cueing app. Goal: Learn how the brain uses external compensation strategies to improve walking problems in Parkinson's, like slow steps, unstable rhythm, and freezing, so clinicians can target the right neural pathways. Approach: Participants use a cueing app that delivers timed external signals, usually rhythmic auditory beats, to guide step timing and spacing, engaging attention and alternative motor circuits to bypass impaired automatic gait control. Eligibility: Adults 18 and older with idiopathic Parkinson's who can walk at least three minutes unaided (a cane is allowed), who have not used daily compensation strategies in the past month, and who do not have deep brain stimulation, severe hearing loss, or significant cognitive impairment (MMSE <21).
- Who can participate?
- Participants must be at least 18 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 3 years.