Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation Optimalization for Gait Improvement in Parkinson's Disease - BeatPark Study (BeatPark)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02438124 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified January 2016 by University Hospital, Montpellier.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : May 8, 2015
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2016
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The beneficial effects of rhythmical auditory stimulation (RAS) on spatio-temporal gait characteristics in Parkinson's disease (PD) are attested by clinical research.
Nonetheless, it is still unclear which auditory information parameters (i.e. complexity, temporal regularity or adaptability to gait) maximize the effectiveness of RAS.
Objectives: To evaluate the beneficial effects of RAS on spatio-temporal gait characteristics in PD patients with gait disorders according to:
- RAS complexity (i.e. metronome, amplitude modulated noise, music)
- RAS variability (i.e fixed, random, semi-random)
- RAS adapted in real-time to gait
Variability study:
To study the impact of RAS variability (i.e fixed, random, semi-random) in 20 PD patients and 20 healthy controls on spatio-temporal gait characteristics with metronome, amplitude noise and music.
Adaptability studyTo study the impact of RAS adaptability (i.e fixed, random, adapted in real-time to gait) in 20 PD patients and 20 healthy controls on spatio-temporal gait characteristics with metronome, amplitude noise and music.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Parkinson's Disease | Behavioral: Neuropsychological evaluation | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation Optimalization for Gait Improvement in Parkinson's |
Study Start Date : | September 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2016 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Patient
Patient with Parkinson's Disease with walking test and neuropsychological evaluation
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Behavioral: Neuropsychological evaluation
The subjects are submitted in one hearing stimulus while they realize a walking test |
Experimental: Contrôle
normal control with walking test and neuropsychological evaluation
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Behavioral: Neuropsychological evaluation
The subjects are submitted in one hearing stimulus while they realize a walking test |
- gait velocity [ Time Frame: 2 days ]evaluation of walking speed between the different conditions
- spatio-temporal gait characteristics [ Time Frame: 2 days ]evaluation of other walking parameters between the different conditions

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 y.o.
- to be able to understand the study aims and to agree to participate
- to have signed the consent form
- to be registered to social security system
- to reach the diagnosis criteria of idiopathic PD (Queen Square Brain Bank)
- gait disorder clinically observable
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnant or lactating woman
- high probability of non-compliance
- curators , authorship or advisers to person of full age Specific exclusion criteria for PD patients
- clinical signs of parkinsonian syndrome
- Mini Mental State Examination < 24/30 Specific exclusion criteria for controls
- neurological disease
- gait disorder

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02438124
Contact: Valérie Cochen De Cock, MD | 06 09 04 35 0 | valerie.cochen@gmail.com |
France | |
Service de neurologie de la Clinique Beau Soleil | Recruiting |
Montpellier, France, 34070 | |
Contact: Cochen De Cock Valérie, MD 06 09 04 35 05 valerie.cochen@gmail.com | |
CIC | Recruiting |
Montpellier, France, 34235 | |
Contact: Florence Galtier, Doctor | |
Contact: Valérie Cochen De Cock, MD 06 09 04 35 05 valerie.cochen@gmail.com | |
Plateau Technique de Rééducation Fonctionnelle (Hôpital Gui de Chauliac) du | Recruiting |
Montpellier, France, 34235 | |
Contact: Valérie Cochen de cock, MD 06 09 04 35 05 valerie.cochen@gmail.com | |
Contact: Sophie Bayard |
Principal Investigator: | Valérie Cochen De Cock, MD | University Hospital, Montpellier |
Responsible Party: | University Hospital, Montpellier |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02438124 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
9193-2 |
First Posted: | May 8, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 8, 2016 |
Last Verified: | January 2016 |
Parkinson's disease Rhythmic auditory stimulation Gait |
Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Synucleinopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases |