A Novel Virtual Reality Task in Parkinson's Disease

New York Institute of Technology

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: Rock Steady Boxing; Other: Virtual Reality Pixel Plucker

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05859308

BHS-1843

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare experiences and effects of a virtual reality physical program to an in-person Rock Steady Boxing Program. People with Parkinson's disease, age 18 and up, who participate in Rock Steady Boxing weekly may join this study.

Full description

If you agree to be in this study, we will ask you to do the following things:

Provide basic information about yourself, complete tests of thinking on the computer and in person, participate in your regular Rock Steady boxing, and for three weeks replace your Rock Steady Boxing with a virtual reality game done with a headset. You will work independently with a study team member.

• Visit 1 or Visit 1 and 2 if split up: Beginning Measures/Demographics, Parkinson's disease symptoms, Cognition (about 45 minutes), VR training (30 minutes) or Regular Rock Steady Boxing (1 hour)
• Visit 2-5: Virtual Reality training (30 minutes or Regular Rock Steady Boxing (1 hour)
• Visit 6: Virtual Reality training (30 minutes) or Regular Rock Steady Boxing (1 hour), Cognitive measures (about 20 minutes)
• Visit 7: Cognitive measures (about 20 minutes), Virtual Reality training (30 minutes) or Regular Rock Steady Boxing (1 hour); Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (5 minutes)
• Visit 8-11: Virtual Reality training (30 minutes) or Regular Rock Steady Boxing (1 hour)
• Visit 12 or Visit 13 if baseline was split up: Virtual Reality training (30 minutes) or Regular Rock Steady Boxing (1 hour), Cognitive Measures (20 minutes), Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (5 minutes), End of Study Survey (5-10 minutes)

Enrollment: 6 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
• Age 18+ years
• Currently involved in rock steady boxing
• Willing to participate 2-3 days/week

Exclusion criteria

• Known history of movement-induced vertigo
• Other cognitive or movement disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6 participants in 2 patient groups

Boxing

Active Comparator group

Description:

Rock Steady Boxing

Treatment:

Other: Rock Steady Boxing

Virtual Reality Pixel Plucker

Experimental group

Description:

30 minutes of VR engagement

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality Pixel Plucker