Dissemination of knowledge regarding the gait asymmetry in Parkinson's disease - AsymmGait- Parkinson study

• Grant number: 24/00629-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Journalism
• Start date: June 01, 2024
• End date: March 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physical Education
• Principal Investigator: Fabio Augusto Barbieri
• Grantee: Felipe Soffiatti Barretto Sberni
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências (FC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/02971-2 - Unrevealing the gait asymmetry in patients with Parkinson’s Disease: from the neural and motor mechanisms to rehabilitation: AsymmGait-Parkinson study, AP.PNGP.PI

Abstract

The journalistic research proposal is linked to the Initial Project (PI) entitled " Unrevealing the gait asymmetry in patients with Parkinson's Disease: from the neural and motor mechanisms to rehabilitation: AsymmGait-Parkinson study" - process #22/02971-1, which aims to systematically review in the literature the effects of asymmetry in locomotion and its mechanisms in patients with Parkinson's Disease; to determine clinical, personal, neural (size, shape and functionality of brain structures, and iron concentration determined by magnetic resonance imaging), blood (quantification of the concentration of the metallic particles) and motor factors associated with gait asymmetry in patients with Parkinson's Disease; and to investigate the acute and chronic effect of motor and non-motor interventions on gait asymmetry in patients with Parkinson's Disease. The results of this study will help to elucidate the mechanisms that cause gait asymmetry in Parkinson's Disease and assist in developing assertively strategies for gait asymmetry rehabilitation programs. Thus, disseminating the scientific knowledge produced in the AsymmGait-Parkinson study to society is a significant initiative that will have a great impact, allowing the knowledge generated at the University to break through the boundaries of the scientific community and reach the general population, expanding the reach of the research project's findings beyond the academic environment. The project in question has the potential to update and advance knowledge about asymmetry in Parkinson's Disease and change the approach to treatment. Therefore, disseminating the knowledge produced in this project to society will have a significant impact. Furthermore, this is an excellent training opportunity for students to experience scientific research activities and become producers of scientific outreach content.