The Learning Effects of Task-priority Strategy on Dual-task Weight Shifting and Brain Plasticity in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postural and Suprapostural Performance During Dual Tasking in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Weight-shifting training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04288024

201907085RIND

Details and patient eligibility

About

(1) postural and suprapostural performance of a dual task would be differently affected by the strategy of task prioritization and (2) the cortical activation is different according to attentional focus strategies.

Full description

These hypothesis would be tested by gait performance, suprapostural accuracy and relative power spectrum of EEG.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. modified H-Y stage II-III Parkinson's disease 2. No other diseases 3. Non-demented PD 4. Non-tremor PD

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Postural

Experimental group

Description:

During training, participants in this group are instructed to focus on their posture during weight-shifting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Weight-shifting training

Suprapostural

Experimental group

Description:

During training, participants in this group are instructed to focus on their suprapostural task during weight-shifting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Weight-shifting training