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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03316365
Date of registration: 16/10/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Toronto
Public title: Long-term Training Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Scientific title: Long-term Training Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Date of first enrolment: August 2009
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03316365
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:     Michael Thaut, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Toronto
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Hoehn & Yahr (HY) stage III or IV

- At least 2 falls in the past 12 months

- Stable antiparkinsonian medication regime

- Ability to ambulate independently for at least 50 m.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Other neurological or orthopedic conditions

- Medically diagnosed hearing loss

- Dementia (Mini Mental Status Exam score < 24).



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Continuous Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation
Intermittent Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation
Intervention(s)
Other: Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS)
Primary Outcome(s)
Fall Index [Time Frame: Change of the number of fall incidents and severity from baseline assessed by the Fall Index 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 24 weeks.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) [Time Frame: Change in balance from baseline assessed by Berg Balance Scale at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 24 weeks.]
Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) [Time Frame: Change in level of concern about falling from baseline assessed by Fear of the Falling Questionnaire/Short FES-1 at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 24 weeks.]
Gait [Time Frame: Change in gait from baseline at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 24 weeks.]
Timed Up and Go (TUG) [Time Frame: Change in balance and function from baseline assessed by Timed Up and Go at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 24 weeks.]
Secondary ID(s)
06-785
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Colorado State University
Poudre Valley Health System Fort Collins CO
Ethics review
Results
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