GAIT study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Glasgow Ataxia Instability Turning test score - A pilot observational study of gait measurement in patients at risk of Wernicke's encephalopathy

• IRAS ID

  213073

• Contact name

  Donogh Maguire

• Contact email

  Donogh.Maguire@glasgow.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  NHS GGC

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 11 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Alcohol dependent patients develop a condition called Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) due to a lack of Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) in the diet. The patient becomes confused and unsteady walking (gait ataxia) develops. WE is under- diagnosed by clinicians.
  We wish to objectively quantify ataxia in alcohol dependent patients who have been admitted to Glasgow Royal Infirmary with symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal who are at risk of WE. This simple pilot study will help us to develop a scoring system which will allow clinicians to objectively chart a patient’s response to treatment. In the future this simple scoring system may be used as a simple, objective, validated scoring tool to aid clinicians with admission/discharge decisions in the Emergency Department.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/NW/0176

• Date of REC Opinion

  13 Mar 2018

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion