Associations between baseline cognitive status and motor outcomes after treadmill training in people with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the effect of baseline cognition on gait outcomes after a treadmill training program for people with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods

This pilot clinical trial involved people with PD who were classified as having no cognitive impairment (PD-NCI) or mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI). Baseline executive function and memory were assessed. The intervention was a 10-week gait training program (twice-weekly treadmill sessions), with structured speed and distance progression and verbal cues for gait quality. Response to intervention was assessed by gait speed measured after week 2 (short-term) and week 10 (long-term).

Results

Participants (n = 19; 12 PD-NCI, 7 PD-MCI) had a mean (standard deviation) age of 66.5 (6.3) years, disease duration of

SUBMITTER: Amin RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545807 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature