Clinical Trial: Weight in Lower Limbs Improves Gait Ataxia of in Machado-Joseph Disease Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Weight in Lower Limbs Improves Gait Ataxia Of in Machado-Joseph Disease Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Brief Summary: Few studies evaluated the efficacy of adding weights on the lower limbs in patients with ataxic disorders. There is no current evidence on which would be the most appropriate weight for use in this context. To assess progress and benefits of using this load, gait of symptomatic carriers of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado Joseph disease the objective of the study is to evaluate the gait with and without different load weights on lower limbs. Outcomes were the Scale for the Assessment and Ataxia Rating of (SARA), kinematic gait assessment by the accelerometer and gyroscope and the Patient Global Impression (PGI) about which weight they prefer for walking.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Current Primary Outcome: Gait speed analysis [speed (mt/min) of walking for 10 meters away] [ Time Frame: speed (mt/min) of walking for 10 meters away in 1min timeout ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Gait cadence analysis [cadence (steps/min) of walking for 10 meters away] [ Time Frame: cadence (steps/min) of walking for 10 meters away in 1min timeout ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Dates:
Date Received: August 24, 2016
Date Started: April 2012
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 14, 2016
Last Verified: January 2013