Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Freezing of Gait (TDCS-FOG)

University of Miami

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Parkinson's Disease

Treatments: Device: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS); Other: locomotor training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02266004

20140127

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in combination with locomotor training in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and freezing of gait (FOG).

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. age 18- 80
2. Parkinson's disease stages 2-3 Hoehn and Yahr.
3. Presence of Freezing of Gait
4. Stable medication regimen
5. Time to complete TUG >12 seconds

Exclusion criteria

1. medical condition that would interfere with walking and training for 30 minutes
2. unable to perform timed up and go in the off condition
3. history of seizures
4. implanted deep brain stimulator, pacemaker or any other electronic device.
5. dementia
6. Adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) pregnant women, prisoners will not be considered for participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 1 patient group

tDCS+ LT

Experimental group

Description:

Transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) plus locomotor training (LT) 3x per week for 3 consecutive weeks.

Treatment:

Other: locomotor training

Device: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)