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. 2016 Dec 21;2016(12):CD010760. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010760.pub2

Pompeu 2012.

Methods Parallel, prospective, single‐blinded RCT
Participants 32 people with Parkinson’s disease
Inclusion criteria: clinical diagnosis of PD, H&Y I to II, stable medication use, 60 to 85 years old, 5 to 15 years of education, good visual and auditory acuity
Exclusion criteria: history of other neurological or orthopaedic diseases, dementia (MMSE < 24), depression (GDS‐15 > 6)
Interventions Experimental group (EG: n = 16); control group (CG: n = 16)
2 times per week/7 weeks (EG: 1 additional session at 60 days' follow‐up)
EG + CG: 10 min warming, stretching, and active exercises, 10 min resistance training limbs, 10 min trunk, neck, and limbs
EG: additional 30 min Wii Fit balance board therapy including static balance, dynamic balance, stationary gait
CG: additional 30 min conventional physiotherapy including static balance, dynamic balance, stationary gait
Outcomes Outcomes recorded at baseline, postintervention. and 60 days' follow‐up
Primary outcome: activities of daily living (UPDRS‐II)
Secondary outcomes: Berg Balance Scale, Unipedal Stance Test (single task + dual task with verbal fluency), Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Notes The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.
Funding source: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Drawing names
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Drawing names
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Blinded to allocation
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk No dropout
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Protocol not publicly available