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Split-belt Treadmill Training for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: KU Leuven
Summary
A split-belt treadmill (SBT) is a treadmill with two belts, whereby each leg can be driven at a different speed. Previous work by the investigators showed that one session of SBT training improved turning while multi-tasking and reduced FOG in PwPD tested in the laboratory. However, subsequent work raises questions as to whether treadmill improvements following repeated SBT training generalize to overground situations in the long term. Therefore, in this study, the investigators will perform a four-week SBT intervention with added practice of everyday turning scenarios (SBT+CP) or placebo exercise (SBT+PL), and study its effects on FOG in both the laboratory and at home.
Official title: Turning Around Freezing: Effect of Split-belt Treadmill Training on Daily-life Turning-related Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
26
Start Date
2022-12-16
Completion Date
2026-03-17
Last Updated
2026-09-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Split-belt treadmill training
Split-belt walking with various speed ratios between the two legs, applied with random-block practice
Complex task practice
Overground gait flexibility training with added cognitive tasks
Upper-limb coordination and power
Dynamic upper-limb mobility, coordination and power exercises with dual-tasking
Locations (1)
Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences (FaBeR)
Leuven, Belgium