Virtual Exercises in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson Disease
• Interventions: Other: Virtual exercises

• Registration Number: NCT02023034
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade Evangelica do Parana

Brief Summary

Introduction: Although the motor changes are well determined in Parkinson's disease (PD), few studies describe the effects the virtual exercises on the clinical and functional outcomes in this disease.

Objectives: To analyze the effectiveness of virtual exercises on functional exercise capacity, fatigue and quality of life in patients with PD.

Methods: 20 subjects, 60 years old will be included, who will be randomized into 2 groups: group of virtual exercises associated with conventional exercises (n = 10) and control group with conventional exercise group (n = 10).

The following variables are evaluated: functional exercise through walking test in 6 minutes, fatigue by the Fatigue Severity Scale and Quality of Life through Quality of Life Questionnaire-PDQ-39.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-27
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-30
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• will be selected for the study
• subjects with a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
• 0-III H&Y
• 40 to 80 years
• both sexes
• with preserved cognitive stage (Mini Mental> 24).

Exclusion Criteria

• will be excluded subjects who have some acute pain or associated diseases
• such as severe or unstable heart disease
• visual disturbances
• using some march auxiliary device, which compromise the 6MWT and exercise protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Virtual exercises	Virtual exercises	All patients underwent 12 sessions, twice a week for a period of 06 weeks. The exercises were performed in the "on" dopaminergic medication, supervised by the researchers, the period instrument used was the video game with the Nintendo ® Wii Balance Board ® platform.
Control	Virtual exercises	Traditional exercises. All patients underwent 12 sessions, twice a week for a period of 06 weeks. The exercises were performed in the "on" dopaminergic medication, supervised by the researchers.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of functional exercise capacity	The subjects will be followed for a period of 90 days.	Assessed by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society, which is based on the evaluation of the maximum distance traveled by the patient for six minutes, expressed in meters.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of Fatigue	The subjects will be followed for a period of 90 days.	Assessed by the Fatigue Severity Scale, which consists of a questionnaire that assesses the impact of fatigue-related activities of daily living, rating ranges from 1 to 7 where 1 indicates little tired and 7, very tired.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Associação Paranaense dos Portadores de Parkinsonismo; 🇧🇷 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil