Video Game-based Exercise for Persons With Parkinson's Disease

Taipei Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: interactive video game-based exercise; Other: no intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03689764

201311032

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study assessed the effects of interactive video game-based exercise (IVGB) on balance in persons with Parkinson's disease . Twenty-four patients were randomly allocated to two groups (12 participants per group). Group A underwent IVGB training for the first 6 weeks, with no exercise in the subsequent 6 weeks. Group B had no exercise for the first 6 weeks and then received IVGB training in the subsequent 6 weeks. Both subjective and objective measures were used to determine whether IVGB exercise improves balance function.

Full description

The experiments were conducted as a prospective, randomized, single blinded, crossover, 12-week trial. The group A undergoes the IVGB training in the initial 6 weeks (intervention phase), follows by suspended from exercise in the subsequent 6 weeks (control phase). The group B does not received treatment in the first 6 weeks (control phase), and then performs IVGB training in the following 6 weeks (intervention phase). For all participants, The 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Multidirectional reach test (MDRT) and Maximum step length (MSL) test were assessed at weeks 0, 6, and 12 of the experiment.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• medical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
• independent community ambulatory individuals
• capable of giving informed and written consent (Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)>23)

Exclusion criteria

• the other neurological conditions such as dementia, and stroke, or if they have arthritis, vision impairment,
• cardiovascular disease that impair walking, or diabetic and uremic individuals, or if they were unable to walk without assistance.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Group A underwent interactive video game-based exercise for the initial 6 weeks, with no treatment in the subsequent 6 weeks. The exercise program consisted of 30-minute sessions 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 6, and 12.

Treatment:

Other: interactive video game-based exercise

Other: no intervention

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

Group B had no intervention in the first 6 weeks and then received interactive video game-based exercise in the subsequent 6 weeks. The exercise program consisted of 30-minute sessions 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 6, and 12.

Treatment:

Other: interactive video game-based exercise

Other: no intervention