Treadmill and Music Cueing for Gait Training in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

Chulalongkorn University30 enrolled

Overview

Sensory and motor cueing have been demonstrated as useful ambulation training techniques for Parkinson's disease (PD). This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treadmill training program with music cueing for mild to moderate PD patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Interventions

Music and treadmill walking programOTHER

Treadmill with Music cueing training 3 days/wk, plus home music cueing 3 days/wk x 4 weeks

Treadmill walking programOTHER

Treadmill training 3 days/wk, plus home walking 3 days/wk x 4 weeks

Home programOTHER

Home walking program 6 days/wk x 4 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 60 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male PD patients aged 60-80 years with Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3 diagnosed by attending neurologist 2. Good cognitive function with Thai Mental State Examination \>23 3. Stable medication without freezing 4. No prior exercise program within the last 2 months 5. No contraindication for exercise Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medication change during the study program 2. Inability to walk on treadmill (in treadmill groups) 3. Cannot complete 80% of the prescribed program

Locations (1)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Walking performance evaluated with Timed Up and Go test, walking speed, step length, and cadence.

Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Secondary Outcomes

Balance (single leg stance time) and fall rate

Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Aerobic endurance (6 minute walk test)

Time frame: AA) within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Mentation, mood, behavior, Motor and ADL subscale of UPDRS

Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Patient's satisfaction

Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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