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NCT Number: NCT05043727

Effects of Exer Gaming on Balance and Gait in Parkinson's Patients

To compare the effects of exer-gaming with conventional physiotherapy on balance and gait in Parkinson's patients

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Balance Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

40 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Riphah International University

Islamabad, Fedral, 44000, Pakistan

About this study

Parkinsons Disease is a progressive neuro degenerative disorder manifested by a broad spectrum of motor and non-motor features. Approximately 500 000 people suffer from Parkinson's Disease in the United States and there are approximately 50,000 new cases reported annually . Postural instability, impaired gait, and freezing episodes are all common occurrences in Parkinson's. Agility activities, including supine-to-stand, ambulation, turning, and reaching activities, have been used to reduce freezing episodes, particularly in the early stages of disease.

Conventional physical therapy(balance training, stretching and strengthening exercises) being used for the balance and gait training in Parkinson. In recent time, there has been development in such treatment plan. Virtual reality based games have been used for such purposes. This study will look at the effects of virtual reality gaming in patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and its outcomes in term of gait and balance training. A randomized clinical trial will be performed. total 16 patients will be included in the study and will be divided into two groups. VR Group will be receiving virtual reality based exercise plan while the CONVENTIONAL group will receive conventional physical therapy . Division will be done through lottery method. Unified parkinson's disease rating scale and dynamic gait index will be used to collect the data. Treatment frequency will be three days per week for three months .

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed Parkinson's disease patients in stage I, II,III according to Hoeh n-Yahr classification.
  • Patients with balance and gait disorders

Exclusion criteria

  • Other neurological conditions (stroke, Alzheimer)
  • Red flag signs (tumors, fractures, infections etc)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Patients with visual disturbances
  • Patients with cognitive disorders

Treatment and study plan

Exer gaming

Combination Product

exer gaming treatment plan will include perfect ten balance, wii skiing, wiicycling. Each Patient will receive twenty four sessions. Each treatment session was of 50 minutes with two minutes rest between each exercise.

conventional treatment plan

Combination Product

it will receive conventional treatment plan which includes balance training, gait training, stretching and strengthening exercises.Each patient will receive twenty four sessions of conventional physical therapy. Treatment session will be of 50 minutes with 2 minutes rest period between each exercise.

Primary outcomes

  1. Unified Parkinson's diseaserating scale (UPDRS)

    Time frame: 50 minutes

    this test is specifically used in Parkinson patients to check balance

Secondary outcomes

  1. dynamic gait index.

    Time frame: 50 minutes

    to check dynamic balance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 14, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 14, 2021

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