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Perception of Affordances and Obstacle Crossing in People With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults

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


Sponsor

University of Haifa

Enrollment

180 participants

Start Date

Apr 24, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

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

Min Age: 20 YearsMax Age: 80 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study looks at how people with Parkinson's disease perceive and navigate obstacles while walking. Falling is a major risk for people with Parkinson's, and researchers want to better understand how the brain and body judge distances and obstacles — which could lead to better fall-prevention strategies. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - You are able to walk, with or without a walking aid - You are an adult and able to give informed consent - You are stable enough on your current Parkinson's medications **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have severe dementia or significant cognitive impairment that affects your ability to participate - You have serious vision problems not corrected by glasses - You have other neurological conditions besides Parkinson's - You have a recent injury or surgery that affects your walking Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERAssessment of Gait and Visual Exploration

Participants will perform walking tasks involving obstacle crossing while their gait and visual exploration patterns are recorded using wearable sensors and eye-tracking glasses. This is a non-invasive observational study with no therapeutic intervention.


Locations(1)

University of Haifa, Motor Performance Laboratory

Haifa, Israel

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