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

Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Interactive Video Game-based Exercise on Balance of Persons With Parkinson's Disease

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease

• NCT number: NCT03689764
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Taipei Medical University Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2014
• Completion date: January 15, 2019