Can biofeedback shoes improve walking in Parkinson's?
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests special shoes that provide biofeedback (real-time cues) to help people with Parkinson's disease walk better. The goal is to see if the shoes can improve walking and other movement abilities.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
- Your disease stage is between 2 and 4 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale (you can still walk and stand, but may have some balance problems).
- Your Parkinson's medications have been the same for at least 1 month before joining the study.
- You do not have any other major neurological or psychiatric condition that would affect study results.
- You have a score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Exam (a memory and thinking test).
- You do not have a deep brain stimulator (DBS) implant or use DuoDopa therapy.
- You do not have major bone, joint, muscle, or internal organ problems that affect walking.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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