Affordances and Impairments: A Paradigm for Understanding Obstacle Crossing in Parkinson's Disease

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

This study aims to explore how young adults, older adults and people with Parkinson's disease (PwP), perceive their abilty to cross obstacles while walking, and how this perception is related to their actual performance of obstacle crossing and disease-related motor and cognitive impairments. The study will explore this percepeption and the actual performance in different walking environments(floor, synthetic grass turf). Understanding how people perceive obstacles may help improve rehabilitation methods and reduce the risk of falls. The study will take place at the Motor Performance Laboratory, University of Haifa, and will include walking tasks, eye-tracking measurements, and motor and cognitive assessments.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 80
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• Participants aged 20 to 80 years.

• Ability to walk independently outdoors without assistive devices.

• For Parkinson's Disease (PD) group: Diagnosis of PD confirmed by medical records.

• For healthy control groups: No neurological or orthopedic conditions affecting gait.

Locations
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Israel
University of Haifa, Motor Performance Laboratory
RECRUITING
Haifa
Contact Information
Primary
Galit Yogev Seligmann, PhD
galit.yogev@gmail.com
+972-53-5315761
Backup
Michal Kafri, PhD
kafri.michal@gmail.com
+972-58-6862261
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-04-24
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-06-24
Participants
Target number of participants: 180
Treatments
Parkinson's Disease
Participants diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PwP), aged 60-80 years, able to walk independently outdoors.
Healthy Older Adults
Healthy adults aged 60-80 years, without neurological or orthopedic conditions affecting gait.
Healthy Young Adults
Healthy adults aged 20-30 years, without neurological or orthopedic conditions affecting gait.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: University of Haifa, Israel
Leads: University of Haifa

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