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Targeted Motor Learning to Improve Gait for Individuals With Parkinson Disease
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine how training to step with a metronome on both a treadmill, as well as overground, will influence the way that people with Parkinson disease walk. Using metronomes is commonly used in clinics, but the investigators will be using a combination of slow and fast frequencies to alter the way that people walk. The use of a slower frequency metronome on the treadmill is intended to help participants take larger steps. The use of a faster frequency metronome while walking overground is intended to help participants take faster steps.This will take place over 12 training sessions. Each session will be about an hour. It will include some walking tests and pictures of the brain (using MRI) before and after training.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
45
Start Date
2023-08-16
Completion Date
2026-05-03
Last Updated
2025-11-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Gait training without rhythmic auditory cues
Gait training on treadmill and overground without any rhythmic auditory cues
TRAC
Metronome set to 85% on treadmill and 115% when walking overground
dTRAC
Metronome set around 85% on treadmill and around 115% when walking overground
Locations (1)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States