Feasibility and Effectiveness of Virtual Reality & Use of Body Weight Support Treadmill Training in Parkinson's Disease

University Hospital of Ferrara

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Reality; Behavioral: Conventional Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02516644

Parkinson_Xbox

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary hypothesis of the investigators is that a virtual reality system combined with physical activity provided on a body weight support treadmill training would change clinical parameters of balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's Disease

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• idiopathic Parkinson Disease diagnosis
• age under 80 years
• severity of disease rated 2 or 3 at Hoehn & Yahr scale

Exclusion criteria

• impaired cognitive functioning: score less than 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination
• neurologic conditions in addition to Parkinson Disease that may affect motor function and other medical conditions likely to interfere with the ability to safely complete the study protocol
• severe Levodopa dyskinesia
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual reality

Experimental group

Description:

Xbox Kinect + treadmill training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Reality

Conventional Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Specific conventional training for Parkinson's Disease

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional Therapy