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title: Link gait freezing with swallowing
nct_id: NCT06713265
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: Hopital La Musse
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT06713265"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06713265"
last_fetched: "2026-05-10T14:04:26.016Z"
source: "Parkinson's Pathways (curated)"
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# Link gait freezing with swallowing

**Goal (in five words):** Link gait freezing with swallowing

**Official Title:** Study of the Link Between Freezing of Gait and Oropharyngeal Freezing in Parkinson's Patients

**Trial ID:** [NCT06713265](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06713265)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Sponsor:** Hopital La Musse
- **Target Enrollment:** 66 participants
- **Start Date:** 2024-10-04
- **Completion Date:** 2025-10-31
- **Conditions:** Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorder, Freezing of Gait, Oropharyngeal Disease, Gait Disorders

## Summary For Families

The goal is to find out whether the brief "freezing" episodes people with Parkinson's get when walking are linked to similar freezes in the throat that cause swallowing difficulty. To do that, researchers will observe and measure walking-related freezing and oropharyngeal swallowing function using clinical and instrumental assessments, looking at timing and severity to see if the episodes are related; no drug or device is being tested. They are enrolling adults 18 and older with neurologist-diagnosed idiopathic Parkinson's who are affiliated with the social security system, excluding people with other neurological or ENT causes of swallowing problems, those with a gastrostomy and no oral intake, people under legal protection, and pregnant women.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease established by a neurologist;
* Patient affiliated with the social security system;
* Patient aged over 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients under legal protection measures;
* Neurological history that could be the cause of a swallowing disorder (e.g., stroke) or a history of ENT cancer;
* Patient with a gastrostomy without oral intake;
* Pregnant women or those suspected of being pregnant;
* Minor patients
```

## Locations (1)

- Hôpital La Musse, Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent, France _(49.0110, 1.0873)_

## Central Contacts

- Héloïse BAILLET, PhD — (CONTACT) — +33(0)232293047 — h.baillet@hlrs-lamusse.net
- Julie LE BALC'H — (CONTACT) — +33(0)232293001 — j.lebalch@hlrs-lamusse.net

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