NCT05680597

Balance Tele-Rehab in Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease

Balance Tele-rehabilitation With Wearable Technology for Older Adults With Parkinson's Disease

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This project will determine the feasibility and efficacy of remote assessment and treatment of balance disorders in people with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed description

This project consists of a virtual balance assessment which will use objective measures of balance and gait obtained with wearable sensors on the feet and waist. During a virtual assessment, the Modified Instrumented Stand and Walk Test (ISAW) will be conducted in 80 people with Parkinson's disease (PD) to predict a gold-standard, clinical in-person assessment of balance, the Mini-Balance Evaluation System Test (Mini-BESTest). For the balance rehabilitation there will be 80 participants randomized into two groups: 1) unsupervised home Agility Boot Camp (ABC) exercises (standard of care), 2) telerehabilitation with therapist conducting the ABC exercise program. Mobility during daily life will be measured using wearable sensors to explore if improvements after rehabilitation transfer to daily life mobility. The long-term goal of this project is to develop a more effective, home-based balance assessment and treatment that can be used in older adults with balance impairments to improve safe mobility during daily life.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Balance Tele-Rehabilitation Agility Boot Camp (ABC)	The intervention is tele-rehabilitation conducted by a physical therapist virtually for 60 minutes approximately three times a week for four weeks (12 sessions). Participants will be assessed for seven days pre and post intervention using wearable sensors (APDM wearable technologies) to monitor daily mobility.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-19
• Primary completion: 2027-06-01
• Completion: 2027-06-01
• First posted: 2023-01-11
• Last updated: 2025-06-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States