NCT02023034

Virtual Exercises in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.

EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL EXERCISES ON THE FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE CAPACITY, FATIGUE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Faculdade Evangelica do Parana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Introduction: Although the motor changes are well determined in Parkinson's disease (PD), few studies describe the effects the virtual exercises on the clinical and functional outcomes in this disease. Objectives: To analyze the effectiveness of virtual exercises on functional exercise capacity, fatigue and quality of life in patients with PD. Methods: 20 subjects, 60 years old will be included, who will be randomized into 2 groups: group of virtual exercises associated with conventional exercises (n = 10) and control group with conventional exercise group (n = 10). The following variables are evaluated: functional exercise through walking test in 6 minutes, fatigue by the Fatigue Severity Scale and Quality of Life through Quality of Life Questionnaire-PDQ-39.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual exercises	The exercises will be performed with the Nintendo ® Wii Balance Board ® platform, and consist in: 1) Table Tilt; 2) Obstacle Course; 3) Tilt City; 4) Basic step; 5) Penguin; 6) Heading Soccer; 7) Basic Run. All patients underwent 12 sessions, twice a week for a period of 06 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2013-12-30
• Last updated: 2019-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil