Online Motor Control in People With Parkinson's Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorUniversity of Delaware
About this trial
This study aims to better understand how people with Parkinson's 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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18-85 years
Able to perform reaching movements of ~20 cm (8 inches)
MMSE score ≥ 26/30
Willing and able to attend all testing sessions
Disqualifiers
Any chronic or recent upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions that affects reaching
Any neurological disorders other than Parkinson's disease (e.g., seizure disorders, closed head injuries with loss of consciousness greater than 15 minutes, CNS neoplasm, history of stroke)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- motor control assessment
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
University of Delaware
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov