Investigation of Road-crossing Safety Before and After Training Between Parkinson Disease Pedestrians and Older Pedestrians

NCT01727687 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: PDcrossroad
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

As society ages, a large amount of human factors related research has been carried out into the subject of the safety of the elderly in their daily lives. However, most research focuses on the general elderly population and there is a serious lack of research into elderly sufferers of Parkinson's disease (PD), who receive a substantial amount of attention in medical circles. In the investigators previous study, the investigators have found that patient with PD had decreased ability to cross the road as compared to age/gender matched control subjects. Hence, this research proposed several training programs to enhance the safety of crossing road, including safe place finding，roadside search，time gap and perception of other's intentions. The investigators will compare the parameters of crossing road ability before and after training programs in patients with PD and control subjects. The results of this research will clarify the correlation between medical scale test indicators and movement safety for patients with PD. The effects of training programs will be provided for further safety management and design concepts to improve the lives of this disease group.

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Keywords

To asses the training effects on traffic safety between normal and patients with Parkinson's disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The parameters of cross road

  The main outcome variables were crossing time (CT), remaining time (RT), and safety margin (SM). The CT was the time taken by the subjects to cross the 3.5-m-wide road. The CT was measured at the normal walking pace and the fastest pace of each individual. Response time was measured in the simulated traffic situation and was defined as the time between starting the visual situation and the participant pressing the response button to decide to cross the road. The RT was the difference between the time gap (between the coming vehicle and the pedestrian) and the response time.

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Patients with Parkinson's disease

EXPERIMENTAL

Using simulated traffic scene system to help patients with Parkinson's disease improve crossing road behaviors.

Behavioral: behavioral training for crossing road

Interventions

behavioral training for crossing road BEHAVIORAL

behavioral training programs for crossing road, such as verbal oral cues and simulated traffic scenes

Patients with Parkinson's disease

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients with Parkinson's disease
• Age between 18-80 years
• Patients signed the consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with atypical parkinsonism

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Movement Disorders; Synucleinopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases

Study Officials

• Chin-Hsien Lin, MD. PhD

  National Taiwan University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2012
• First Posted: November 16, 2012
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2013
• Study Completion: August 1, 2013
• Last Updated: November 16, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-11

Locations

TW (1)