Straudi 2015.
Trial name or title | Feasibility and effectiveness of virtual reality & use of body weight support treadmill training in Parkinson’s disease |
Methods | Single‐blinded RCT |
Participants | 20 people with Parkinson’s disease Inclusion criteria: clinical diagnosis of PD, H&Y II to III, age under 80 years, MMSE ≥ 24 Exclusion criteria: history of other neurological diseases affecting motor function, severe levodopa dyskinesia, pregnancy |
Interventions | Experimental group (EG); control group (CG) 3 times per week/4 weeks EG: 30 min virtual reality (Xbox Kinect), 30 min treadmill training CG: 60 min conventional physiotherapy |
Outcomes | Outcomes recorded at baseline, postintervention, 12 weeks' follow‐up Primary outcome: Six‐Minute Walk Test Secondary outcomes: Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go Test, 10‐Metre Walk Test, UPDRS, postural sway (center of pressure), near infrared spectroscopy |
Starting date | February 2015 |
Contact information | Sofia Straudi: s.straudi@ospfe.it |
Notes | Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02516644) |