NCT07274514

Virtual Reality on Balance of Parkinson's Disease

Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality on Balance of Parkinson's Disease

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study, titled: Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality on balance in people with Parkinson's disease. Is a randomized clinical trial conducted at Zaragoza Parkinson's Association in Spain. It aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a immersive virtual reality program in enhancing balance for patients with Parkinson.s disease (PD). PD is a neurodegenerative disease that has a major impact on patients' balance and gait, affecting their quality of life. Physical rehabilitation is crucial for maintaining and improving balance, and immersive virtual reality promises to be an alternative for improving outcomes in patients with PD.

Detailed description

Study Backgroud and Rationale: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurogenerative disease. Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Patients suffering from it present a series of motor symptoms, including resting tremors, hyperresistance, bradykinesia, postural instability, and gait disturbances. Postural instability leads to an increase in the number of falls, which leads to greater dependence and social isolation, resulting in a reduced quality of life. Usual physical therapy techniques show an improvement in the motor skills of people with PD; however, their effectiveness is sometimes limited by patient adherence. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) program rehabilitation can improve the balance of people with PD by Mini-Balance Systems Test (Mini-BESTest). Secondary objectives included assessing changes in gait speed, lower limbs strength, functional mobility, quality of life, adherence to the treatment and the possible occurrence of adverse symptoms during the use of IVR. Study Design: This is a single-blind, randomized clinical trial. Fifty patients with PD will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the control group, wich will receive balance conventional physiotherapy rehabilitation thought or the intervention group, wich will receive a IVR program rehabilitation. Both groups will undergo a comprehensive rehabilitation program that will include: active mobility exercises, strength exercises for the main antigravity muscles, and active stretching of the main muscles of the posterior chain. Methodology: There will be eight 40-minute sessions over four weeks. The first 20 minutes will be the same for both groups, while the second part of the session will vary between the control group (standard physical therapy) and the intervention group (IVR).

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease (PD)
• Immersive Virtual Reality
• Physical Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Immersive Virtual Reality Program	The participants in the intervention group will receive a Immersive Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Program to improve static and dynamic balance and quality of life
OTHER	Standard Rehabilitation Program	The participants in the control group will receive a Standard Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Program to improve static and dynamic balance and quality of life

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-05
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2025-12-10
• Last updated: 2025-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain