Weight in Lower Limbs Improves Gait Ataxia of in Machado-Joseph Disease Patients

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre20 enrolled

Overview

Few studies evaluated the efficacy of adding weights on the lower limbs in patients with ataxic disorders. There is no current evidence on which would be the most appropriate weight for use in this context. To assess progress and benefits of using this load, gait of symptomatic carriers of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado Joseph disease the objective of the study is to evaluate the gait with and without different load weights on lower limbs. Outcomes were the Scale for the Assessment and Ataxia Rating of (SARA), kinematic gait assessment by the accelerometer and gyroscope and the Patient Global Impression (PGI) about which weight they prefer for walking.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Machado-Joseph Disease

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients should have between 18 and 65 years of age and independent gait Exclusion Criteria: * Were the need of assistive devices for walking ≤ 10m (such as crutches, wheelchairs and orthotics) * Item gait of Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA)19≥, presence of other neurological disease that affect motor system * Orthopedic impairments of lower limbs (fractures or surgeries in the past 6 months) * Difference between the lower limbs greater than 3.0 cm

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Gait speed analysis [speed (mt/min) of walking for 10 meters away]

Time frame: speed (mt/min) of walking for 10 meters away in 1min timeout

Secondary Outcomes

Gait cadence analysis [cadence (steps/min) of walking for 10 meters away]

Time frame: cadence (steps/min) of walking for 10 meters away in 1min timeout