Virtual Reality in Motor Performance and Quality of Life in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

December 6, 2011 updated by: Ailton de Souza Melo, Federal University of Bahia
Treatment with Nintendo wii is higher to physical therapy conventional in the quality of life and motor performance in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to assess if the treatment of rehabilitation with Nintendo wii is higher to the conventional in the quality of life and motor performance in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • Bahia
      • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
        • Ambulatorio Magalhães Neto

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
  • Both the sex with age between 50 and 80 years
  • To be in it I serve as apprentice of 1 the 3,0 in the scale of Hoehn Yahr

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cognitive impairment
  • Poorly controlled arterial hypertension
  • Poorly controlled Cardiopathy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment group - Nintendo wii.
Other: treatment with Nintendo wii.
Participants Will receive treatment with Nintendo Wii over one months. These Patients Will Be subjected to mobilization of stem and stretching. Then Will Be Submitted to Nintendo wii games. Will Be Submitted This group three times a week to a treatment protocol with boxing exercises with wii sports and wii fit
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: conventional - Physical Therapy
Other: Physical therapy conventional.
Conventional exercises used with the same goals for the group with wii

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of life
Time Frame: 4 weeks (Baseline and after four weeks)
Parkinson's disease questionnaire (PDQ-39)
4 weeks (Baseline and after four weeks)
Motor performance
Time Frame: 4 weeks (Baseline and after four weeks)
the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS.)
4 weeks (Baseline and after four weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Federal University of Bahia

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ailton Melo, PhD, UFBA- DINEP

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 11, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 7, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 6, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DNEP

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