Clinical Trial: Rehabilitation of Conversion Gait Disorder

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Patients With Conversion Gait Disorder - Effect on Treatment and Common Gait Patterns. Randomized Clinical Trial

Brief Summary: Evaluating the effects in functional status after three weeks of cognitive - and behavioural rehabilitation on patients with gait disorder. The patients are followed up as after 1 and 12 months to study if any improvement is still present. The patients are being recruited from neurological units. The intervention is explanation of symptoms, positive reinforcement of normal behaviour and absence reinforcement of dysfunctional behaviour. In addition the study aims at describing typical gait patterns at patients with gait disorder by using biomechanical measurements (EKG).

Detailed Summary: Patients are being recruited from neurological unit/ div and out patients department of SSR and are randomized to treatment or control group. Essential gait disorders do to conversion symptoms and willingness to participate in either of the two groups with informed consent are required.
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Change in gait patterns [ Time Frame: three weeks ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Improved life quality [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Oslo University Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: January 16, 2006
Date Started: September 2007
Date Completion: December 2011
Last Updated: August 22, 2011
Last Verified: August 2011