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CompletedNCT00750945Updated Sep 28, 2009

Treadmill and Music Cueing for Gait Training in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

An interventional study of Music and treadmill walking program and Treadmill walking program in Parkinson's Disease, sponsored by Chulalongkorn University. Completed at 1 site in Thailand. Open to male participants aged 60 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-09-28.

Sponsored by Chulalongkorn University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
60 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Sensory and motor cueing have been demonstrated as useful ambulation training techniques for Parkinson's disease (PD). This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treadmill training program with music cueing for mild to moderate PD patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Parkinson's Disease

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Keywords

  • Parkinson's disease
  • Cueing training
  • Treadmill training
  • Music
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In context

Parkinson Disease

4,487 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,082 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 40 across 3,294 interventional studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Chulalongkorn University is the lead sponsor of 312 studies on the registry; 59 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
60 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male PD patients aged 60-80 years with Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3 diagnosed by attending neurologist
  2. Good cognitive function with Thai Mental State Examination >23
  3. Stable medication without freezing
  4. No prior exercise program within the last 2 months
  5. No contraindication for exercise

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Medication change during the study program
  2. Inability to walk on treadmill (in treadmill groups)
  3. Cannot complete 80% of the prescribed program
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    A

    Treadmill with Music cueing group

    Other: Music and treadmill walking program

  • Active comparator
    B

    Treadmill group

    Other: Treadmill walking program

  • Placebo comparator
    C

    Home walking group

    Other: Home program

Interventions

  • OtherMusic and treadmill walking program

    Treadmill with Music cueing training 3 days/wk, plus home music cueing 3 days/wk x 4 weeks

    Also known as: Music cueing

  • OtherTreadmill walking program

    Treadmill training 3 days/wk, plus home walking 3 days/wk x 4 weeks

    Also known as: Treadmill

  • OtherHome program

    Home walking program 6 days/wk x 4 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Walking performance evaluated with Timed Up and Go test, walking speed, step length, and cadence.

    Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Balance (single leg stance time) and fall rate

    Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

  2. Aerobic endurance (6 minute walk test)

    Time frame: AA) within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

  3. Mentation, mood, behavior, Motor and ADL subscale of UPDRS

    Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

  4. Patient's satisfaction

    Time frame: within 1 week after training, and at 4 weeks follow up

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 28, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00750945
Lead sponsor
Chulalongkorn University
First posted
Sep 11, 2008
Start date
Sep 2008
Primary completion
May 2009
Completion
Jul 2009
Last update
Sep 28, 2009

Study contacts

Dootchai Chaiwanichsiri, MD
principal investigator · Chulalongkorn University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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