Laser Light Cues for Gait Freezing in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Parkinson's Disease focused on measuring Parkinson's disease, laser cane, freezing of gait, visual cues
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects or a designated proxy have given informed consent Subject has been diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease Subject is ambulatory. If a wheelchair is used part-time, it must be used for less than 50% of the time Positive assessment for Questionnaire Used to Identify Freezing of Gait in PD Patients at subject's best "on" Exclusion Criteria: Presence of atypical features suggestive of MSA, PSP, ataxia, unexplained or prominent pyramidal signs, and/or autonomic dysfunction Subjects who are non-ambulatory more than 50% of the time Subjects who have had a history of syncope in the 6 months prior to screening Subjects with moderate or advanced dementia
Sites / Locations
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
1 mo baseline
2 month baseline
1 mo baseline before visual cue: Cane or walker, no laserlight visual cue x 1 mo; + laserlight visual cue for 2nd mo
Cane or walker, no laserlight visual cue x 2 mo, + laserlight visual cue for 3rd mo