Clinical trials: Gait Dysfunction
Aging, Mortality
Longevity Metrics AI/ML Development Study
This study builds AI models that score diagnostic screening tests, and that predict screening results, clinical judgment, and life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07808619
- Testing
- AIML scored health screening battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.
Parkinson's Disease
Cholinergic Mechanisms of Gait Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Experiments 1 & 2 - Proj #3
Varying oral doses of Varenicline (VCN), starting with very low doses, will be administered to participants with Parkinson's Disease (PD) or healthy controls without PD for several days.
- Trial name
- UdallP3 (NCT02933372)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Osteopathic Manipulation, Postural; Defect
The Ability of Osteopathic Structural Evaluation to Assess Gait
Movement and loading asymmetry have been associated with injury risk for a variety of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries.
- Conditions
- Osteopathic Manipulation, Postural; Defect, Somatic; Functional Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT04860999
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Parkinson Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Cholinergic Mechanisms of Attentional-motor Integration and Gait Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease (UDALL)
To perform a prospective cohort study with [(18)F]fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol (FEOBV) brain PET at baseline and 2-year follow-up in PD subjects at risk of conversion to non-episodic and episodic (falls and FoG) PIGD motor features…
- Trial name
- NCT05459753
- Testing
- (18)F]fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol ([(18)F (FEOBV) PET, Dihydrotetrabenazine (DTBZ) PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
Gait Analysis by Induced Disorientation in a VR Environment
The aim of the study is to investigate whether the effect of disorientation on physical motion and gait among dementia patients, can be reliably measured in a laboratory environment, by means of a virtual reality (VR)…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia, Disorientation, Young Adults
- Trial name
- NCT04134806
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Rostock
Parkinson's Disease
Subthalamic Nucleus, Akinesia and Parkinson's Disease
This program aims to understand the role of the subthalamic nucleus in the control of the movement in healthy humans and patients with Parkinson's disease, how the STN dysfunction contributes to akinesia and how the STN…
- Trial name
- GB-MOV (NCT01682668)
- Testing
- Bilateral subthalamic stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Depression, Cognitive Impairment
1/2-Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression (The D3 Study)
Growing evidence suggests that dopamine contributes to key cognitive, emotional, and motor functions across the lifespan. In Late-Life Depression (LLD), dysfunction in these areas is common, predicts poor outcomes, and manifests…
- Conditions
- Depression, Cognitive Impairment, Gait Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04493320
- Testing
- Carbidopa/levodopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Aging, Pain, Acute
Effects of Acute Pain on Motor Learning in Young vs Older Adults
To date, the effects of pain on motor learning have not been thoroughly investigated, particularly in older adults. Broadly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of acute pain on locomotor learning and its…
- Conditions
- Aging, Pain, Acute, Cognitive Decline, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05471557
- Testing
- pain delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Cognitive-Frailty Gait Biomechanics for Early Dementia Detection
The purpose of this study is to better understand how physical characteristics, walking patterns, and a blood-based brain health marker differ between older adults with dementia and healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- gait dementia (NCT07448909)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Executive Dysfunction, Gait Performance
Improving Mobility and Cognition in Older Adults Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
This study aims to test the efficacy of a type of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), known as repetitive transcranial magnetic (rTMS) stimulation, in improving mobility, particularly gait stability and variability, and…
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Gait Performance, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Trial name
- NIBS (NCT02740530)
- Testing
- Magstim® Rapid 2 machine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Defecation Disorders
The Relationship Between Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Quality of Life, Functional Capacity, Gait Parameters, and Static Balance in Children With Defecation Disorders
Defecation disorders are common in children and may adversely affect pelvic floor function, gait, balance, functional capacity, and health-related quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07727837
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University
Parkinson's Disease, Somatosensory Disorders
Somatosensory Dysfunction as the Underlying Mechanism of Upper Limbs Motor Blocks in People With Parkinson's Disease
Motor blocks during gait and upper limb movements (FOULs) are a disabling and common motor impairment in mild to severe stages of Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT02610257
- Testing
- Mechanical stimulus (vibration) applied on the forearm
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Sensory Deficits
Falls Prevention: Gait-Synchronized Vibration System
The purpose of this study is to develop an abnormal gait detection algorithm and a vibratory stimulation system on a lower limb to improve gait stability and prevent falls.
- Trial name
- NCT02635113
- Testing
- Gait Synchronized Vibration System
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Vestibular Dysfunction
Evaluation of Gait and Balance Parameters in Patients With Chronic Vestibulopathy
This observational, cross-sectional, comparative study aims to evaluate gait and balance parameters in adults with chronic vestibulopathy and to compare the findings with healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07611604
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
Late Life Depression, Cognitive Decline
Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression
Late-Life Depression (LLD), or depression in older adults, often presents with motivational deficits, deficits in performance in cognitive domains including processing speed and executive dysfunction, and mobility impairments.
- Conditions
- Late Life Depression, Cognitive Decline, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant, Levodopa
- Trial name
- D3 (NCT04469959)
- Testing
- L-Dopa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Pathophysiology of Gait and Posture in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The main hypothesis is that the gait and postural deficits in the Caribbean form of PSP may be associated with a dysfunction of the cerebral cortex, as they result from sub-cortical involvement in classical forms.
- Trial name
- Gait-PSP (NCT04096651)
- Testing
- gait recordings, brain magnetic resonance imaging, oculomotor movement recordings
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Falls, Fall Risk
The Relationship Between Self-Awareness and Risk of Falls During Walking in Adults
This study examines the relationship between self-awareness and the risk of falls during walking in older adults and rehabilitation patients. Falls are a major health concern among older adults worldwide.
- Conditions
- Falls, Fall Risk, Fall Risk Factors, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SAFR (NCT07367763)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia
An Insole and Ankle Device for Monitoring Cognitive Decline in Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease and/or Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD)
This study tests an innovative system and service for collecting objective, consistent, and in-community gait parameters suitable for use as AD/ADRD biomarkers.
- Trial name
- NCT07127133
- Testing
- Insole and ankle device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor, Cognitive Disorder
Thinking, Walking Outcomes by Type of Exercise
The purpose of this research study is to compare two different exercise treatments for walking problems in older adults. The investigators want to determine if participation in the exercise programs will improve walking and…
- Trial name
- 2-STEP (NCT01635348)
- Testing
- motor skill gait exercise, aerobic gait intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh