Mental Practice Combined With Physical Practice to Improve the Gait Performance of People With Parkinson's Disease

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2017

Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Experimental training

"Each block of MP consists of 5 mental walking attempts with 10 imagined steps. Participants, seated comfortably, eyes closed, will be asked to imagine themselves walking as of a first-person perspective, without any overt physical movement, in four different conditions: habitual speed, as fast as possible, overcoming obstacles and memorizing a name of a specific medication.~Each block of PP consists of 5 physical walking attempts, with 10 steps. Participants will be asked to walk in 4 different conditions: habitual speed,as fast as possible, overcoming obstacles and memorizing a name of a specific medication."

BEHAVIORAL

Control training

"Each block of MP consists of 5 mental walking attempts with 10 imagined steps. Participants, seated comfortably, eyes closed, will be asked to imagine themselves seated appreciating a beautiful landscape as of a first-person perspective, without any overt physical movement, in four different contexts: in a carriage, in a hot air balloon, in a boat and in a zepelin.~Each block of PP consists of 5 physical walking attempts, with 10 steps. Participants will be asked to walk in 4 different conditions: habitual speed,as fast as possible, overcoming obstacles and memorizing a name of a specific medication."

Trial Locations (1)

04142-092

Brazil Parkinson Association, São Paulo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

OTHER

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