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

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)