REACH-PD: Flexible Reaching Control in Parkinson Disease
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Current research and theories have highlighted that the parameters linked to movement planning, e.g. the decision to select a movement goal, and adaptation, e.g. the ability to update control dependent on a novel dynamical context, are update quickly and within an ongoing movement in the general population. In parallel, it has been suggested that the evaluation of movement costs is a function of the basal ganglia, and it is impaired in Parkinson disease (PD). Here the investigators want to test whether these mechanisms also alter the ability of patients to update control during an ongoing action. A positive result would confirm that movement-related costs and dynamical representations depend on the integrity of the basal ganglia, in contrast a negative result would indicate that the deficit in PD is more specifically related to movement initiation, which would invite one to reconsider the cause of bradykinesia in this population.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| PD Patients with Parkinson disease |
Other: Reaching movements
Participants will be instructed to perform reaching movements by moving the handle of a robotic arm mounted with a virtual reality display.
Other: Disease Assessment
Disease stage assessed by trained professionals
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| Control Healthy volunteers |
Other: Reaching movements
Participants will be instructed to perform reaching movements by moving the handle of a robotic arm mounted with a virtual reality display.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Kinematics [Measured during the entire experiment (an average of 4.5 years)]
Position of the handle as a function of time. Units are millimetres
- Surface Electromyogram [Measured during the entire experiment (an average of 4.5 years)]
Surface recordings of muscles activities from the main muscles involved in movement production. Units are volts
- Applied forces [Measured during the entire experiment (an average of 4.5 years)]
Forces applied by participants on the robotic handle. Units are Newtons
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ability to perform the task (assessed during the experiment)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to perform the task (motor) or to understand the task requirements (cognitive)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Université catholique de Louvain | Louvain-la-Neuve | Belgium | 1348 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Investigators
- Study Director: Frédéric Crevecoeur, PhD, Université Catholique de Louvain
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- REACH-PD