Effects of Attentional Focus Strategy on Dual-task Walking Training in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson Disease, Dual-task Walking
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Parkinson Disease focused on measuring Parkinson, dual-task training, attention, electroencephalogram (EEG)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
for PD patients:
- (1) a diagnosis of idiopathic PD by a neurologist expert in movement disorders (2) onset age > 40 years old, (3) presence of gait disorders or freezing of gait (points on 3.10 in MDS-UPDRS>=1 or points on item 3 in NFOG-Q >0) (4) able to walk independently without an assistance device at least for 20 meters (5) without obvious action or postural tremor, according to the score of 3.15 and 3.16 (action and postural tremor of hands) in MDS-UPDRS
for healthy elders:
- (1) without musculoskeletal of neurological diseases which may affect balance or walking performance (2) no medication that might influence their balance or cognition (3) MMSE> 26 points.
Exclusion Criteria:
for PD patients:
- (1) with other neurological or musculoskeletal disease that might affect balance or walking (2) have a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 27 points (3) have a history of brain surgery (4) have to modulate their medication for duration of the experiment.
Sites / Locations
- School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
PD patients with freezing of gait, internal strategies
PD patients with freezing of gait, external strategies
PD patients without freezing of gait, internal strategies
PD patients without freezing of gait, external strategies
Healthy elders, internal strategies
Healthy elders, external strategies
Participants in this group will include PD patients with freezing of gait. During dual-task walking training, internal attentional strategies will be given, aiming to improve their gait performance.
Participants in this group will include PD patients with freezing of gait. During dual-task walking training, external attentional strategies will be given, aiming to improve their gait performance.
Participants in this group will include PD patients without freezing of gait. During dual-task walking training, internal attentional strategies will be given, aiming to improve their gait performance.
Participants in this group will include PD patients without freezing of gait. During dual-task walking training, external attentional strategies will be given, aiming to improve their gait performance.
Participants in this group will include healthy elders. During dual-task walking training, internal attentional strategies will be given, aiming to improve their gait performance.
Participants in this group will include healthy elders. During dual-task walking training, internal attentional strategies will be given, aiming to improve their gait performance.