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2024-10-26 @ 1:48 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04616508
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2020-11-05
First Post:
2020-10-23
Brief Title:
Online Motor Control in People With Parkinsons Disease
Sponsor:
University of Delaware
Organization:
University of Delaware
Study Overview
Official Title:
Online Motor Control in People With Parkinsons Disease
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2020-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study aims to better understand how people with Parkinsons control reaching movements Specifically we are asking how these individuals respond to different environmental perturbations Testing includes reaching movements made within a virtual reality set-up
Detailed Description:
Parkinsons disease PD is the second most common neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately up to 10 million people worldwide and with 60000 new cases diagnosed annually in the US alone Some of the most common signs and symptoms in individuals with PD are slowed and small movements and difficulty in movement initiation The ability to correct movements online in response to environmental changes is an important part of daily living Online movement corrections in reaching refer to the ability to smoothly change how and where you reach in response to a change in the environment For example one can adjust the position of the hand and arm when trying to catch a butterfly flying in the air Generally speaking online movement corrections can happen in response to visual perturbations eg trying to catch a butterfly or to force perturbations eg someone knocks your hand while youre holding a coffee mug Since individuals with PD have trouble with movements it stands to reason that they may have problems with online movement corrections Surprisingly very little is known about online movement corrections in individuals with PD The current evidence suggests that individuals with PD can make online movement corrections to small visual perturbations but whether they can successfully respond to large visual perturbations is debatable Furthermore whether individuals with PD can make online movement corrections to force perturbations has not been studied The aim of this project is to investigate if individuals with PD can make online movement corrections during reaching to visual andor force perturbations We will test both individuals with PD and age-matched healthy controls They will perform reaching movements while visual or force perturbations are applied We will use various perturbation strengths in order to test for potential differences in responses to small and large perturbations Results from this study will provide new information on how individuals with PD make online movement corrections and possibly provide insight to improving rehabilitation for PD
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None