Lehman 2005.
Methods | Parallel group design. Method of randomisation not stated. Method of analysis not described. Treated as outpatients for 10 days over 2 weeks. Assessed at baseline, immediately after, 1 week after and 1 month after intervention. |
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Participants | 5 participants in the cueing group and 6 participants in the control group. No dropouts described. Participants' mean age, 78 years (cueing), 74 years (control). Male/female ratio, 4/1 (cueing), 4/2 (control). Mean Hoehn and Yahr not stated. Duration of PD 7 years (cueing), 6.1 years (control). Inclusion criteria: participants with gait impairment due to Parkinson's disease, early‐stage Parkinson's disease. Exclusion criteria: persons with other neurological and/or orthopaedic impairments who could not walk the distances required of the training program were excluded. |
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Interventions | Cueing: 10‐day training programme of walking 1800 feet per day with instructions to 'take long steps.' One trip down the 30‐foot pathway is a length. Each training set consisted of 20 lengths. Participants completed three training sets each day. Controls: no change in lifestyle or medication. Drug therapy was not described. |
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Outcomes | Step length. Speed. Cadence. Examinations took place at the same time each day. |
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Notes | Data on graphs - limited data. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Eligibility Criteria | Low risk | |
Randomisation Method | Unclear risk | Randomisation method was not stated. |
Concealment of Allocation | Unclear risk | Randomisation method was not stated. |
Similarity at Baseline | Low risk | |
Withdrawals Described | Unclear risk | No dropouts described. |
Intention To Treat Analysis | Unclear risk | Method of analysis not described. |
Cointerventions Constant | Unclear risk | Drug therapy was not described. |
Blinded Assessors | Unclear risk | Not stated whether assessors were blinded. |