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Remote Mental Practice for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

RecruitingNAAges any - anyAllUniversity of Sao Paulo General Hospital
NCT06957405 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This single-blind, randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of a remotely delivered intervention based on mental practice (MP) combined with physical practice (PP) on freezing of gait (FOG) severity in people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group (MP + PP) or a control group (PP + stretching). The intervention consists of 10 video-supervised sessions over 6 weeks. Primary outcomes include the Rapid Turn Test and percentage of time spent with FOG (%FOG). Secondary outcomes include the New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (NFOG-Q), Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39), and Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T-MoCA). The study aims to demonstrate whether MP using Dynamic Neuro-Cognitive Imagery (DNI) techn

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD; * Use of dopaminergic medication; * Experiencing FOG (positive response to the first question of the New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire - NFOG-Q); * Able to walk independently at home; * Access to internet and video call device; * Agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Other neurological disorders; * Severe cardiovascular and/or respiratory alterations; * Uncorrected visual and/or auditory alterations; * Cognitive impairment, detectable through the Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T-MoCA, \< 12); * Inability to perform motor imageryT during the administration of the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire - 20 (KVIQ-20, \< 20)
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What it tests

  • MPPG (Mental and Physical Practice Group)
  • PPG (Physical Practice Group)
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Where

1 site
University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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