Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study

ABSTRACT The study aimed to evaluate the impairment of locomotion capacity in people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), classify performance against predicted distance, and investigate the association between the Locomotion Performance Classification (LPC) (A1,...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Baia da Silva, Marcelo Coertjens, Lucas Meireles Matos, Leandro Tolfo Franzoni, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga, Elren Passos-Monteiro
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Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Ciências do Esporte 2025-03-01
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description ABSTRACT The study aimed to evaluate the impairment of locomotion capacity in people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), classify performance against predicted distance, and investigate the association between the Locomotion Performance Classification (LPC) (A1, A2, and A3) with the stages between 1 to 4 of the disease, according to the Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) scale. 32 individuals in stages 1 to 4 of the disease participated. We used Pearson's test in Jamovi software to correlate clinical and performance variables. The performance in the 6MWT was higher than predicted (465m covered; 439m predicted). The stages of the disease and the proposed LPC showed a moderate inverse correlation, r= -0.521; p= 0.002.
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spelling doaj-art-c00b6e53a4bf4594a3b7e2f44ea96b9d2025-08-20T01:50:45ZengColégio Brasileiro de Ciências do EsporteRevista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte2179-32552025-03-014710.1590/rbce.47.e20240071Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot studyVinicius Baia da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-0403-5428Marcelo Coertjenshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8902-4820Lucas Meireles Matoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-2708Leandro Tolfo Franzonihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-1428Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartarugahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1742-5016Elren Passos-Monteirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7757-6620ABSTRACT The study aimed to evaluate the impairment of locomotion capacity in people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), classify performance against predicted distance, and investigate the association between the Locomotion Performance Classification (LPC) (A1, A2, and A3) with the stages between 1 to 4 of the disease, according to the Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) scale. 32 individuals in stages 1 to 4 of the disease participated. We used Pearson's test in Jamovi software to correlate clinical and performance variables. The performance in the 6MWT was higher than predicted (465m covered; 439m predicted). The stages of the disease and the proposed LPC showed a moderate inverse correlation, r= -0.521; p= 0.002.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-32892025000100205&tlng=enMotor Disorder6-Minute Walk TestLocomotionGaitFunctional Ability
spellingShingle Vinicius Baia da Silva
Marcelo Coertjens
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Leandro Tolfo Franzoni
Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga
Elren Passos-Monteiro
Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study
Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte
Motor Disorder
6-Minute Walk Test
Locomotion
Gait
Functional Ability
title Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study
title_full Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study
title_fullStr Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study
title_short Association between Parkinson’s disease stages and locomotor performance classification: a pilot study
title_sort association between parkinson s disease stages and locomotor performance classification a pilot study
topic Motor Disorder
6-Minute Walk Test
Locomotion
Gait
Functional Ability
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