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Table 1 Timing of study sessions and procedures

From: Two weeks of twice-daily prism adaptation treatment does not improve posture or gait in Parkinson’s disease: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Session

Pre (in person)

Treatment (at home)

1d post (in person)

Primary endpoint

1w post (mail)

1m post (mail)

3m post (mail)

Timing

Day 1

Days 2–14

Day 15

Week 3

Week 7

Week 15

Activity

 Informed consent

x

     

 Demographics

x

     

Neurologist assessment

      

 General Neurological Exam

x

     

 Montreal Cognitive Assessment

x

     

 Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale

x

     

Physical therapist assessment

 Time Up and Go Test

x

 

x

   

 Functional Gait Assessment

x

 

x

   

 Berg Balance Scale

x

 

x

   

 Mechanized measurements (SMART EquiTest Balance Master®)

x

 

x

   

Questionnaires

 Fall Efficacy Scale

x

 

x

x

x

x

 Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale

x

 

x

x

x

x

 Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire-39

x

 

x

x

x

x

 New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire

x

 

x

x

x

x

 Patient-Centered Outcome Questionnaire-Parkinson’s disease

x

     

 Patient’s Global Impression of Change

  

x

x

x

x

Treatment-related procedures

 Randomization and allocation

x

     

 Prism adaptation training

x

     

 Real/sham adaptation treatment (2x per day)

 

x

    

 Logbook

 

x

    

 Post-treatment interview (guess condition)

  

x