Influencing Factors on Gait Variability in PD

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05109897

2021-08-014B

Details and patient eligibility

About

The principal motor features of Parkinson's disease (PD) include rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia, and postural instability. These motor deficits might cause gait dysfunction including reduced gait velocity, stride length, arm swing, and increased gait variability. Among these, increase in gait variability increased fall risk and served as a marker of disease progression. Previous studies reported that some factors might influence gait variability. However, which one contributes most has not yet been verified. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to identify the more related influencing factors on gait variability in people with PD.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Idiopathic PD
• Hoehn and Yahr stages I through III
• Ability to stand and walk 5 m independently with or without any walking aids
• Stable medication usage

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable medical conditions
• Any neurological, cardiopulmonary or orthopedic problem/diseases that may interfere with participating the study