Freezing of Gait - Clinical Outcomes Assessment

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

About this trial

To develop a reliable and accurate clinician-reported outcome (ClinRO) measure (against a new and precise definition) and patient reported outcome (PRO) for use by clinicians and researchers to quantify the severity of Freezing of Gait (FOG).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) made by a neurologist according to the Movement Disorders Society guidelines;

Able to walk independently for a distance of 10 meters, without walking aid;

Absence of a Deep Brain Stimulator;

Stable PD treatment in the 4 weeks prior to participation that is not expected to change in the course of the study.

Disqualifiers

Occurrence of any of the following within 3 months prior to informed consent: myocardial infarction, hospitalization for unstable angina, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy device (CRTD), active treatment for cancer or other malignant disease, uncontrolled congestive heart disease (NYHA class >3), acute psychosis or major psychiatric disorders or continued substance abuse, other neurological (than PD) or orthopaedic impairment that significantly impacts on gait.

Unwilling to temporarily delay the morning anti-Parkinsonian medication.

Preganacy and

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Opals
  • Axivity

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Lead sponsor

KU Leuven

Collaborator

Oregon Health and Science University

Collaborator

University of Sydney

Collaborator

Radbound University Medical Center

Collaborator

University of Waterloo

Collaborator

Emory University

Collaborator

University of Rochester

Collaborator