Home-based exergaming to treat gait and balance disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease: A phase II randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exergaming has been proposed to improve gait and balance disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. We aimed to assess the efficacy of a home-based, tailored, exergaming training system designed for PD patients with dopa-resistant gait and/or balance disorders in a controlled randomized trial.

Methods

We recruited PD patients with dopa-resistant gait and/or balance disorders. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to receive 18 training sessions at home by playing a tailored exergame with full-body movements using a motion capture system (Active group), or by playing the same game with the computer's keyboard (Control group). The primary endpoint was the between-group difference in the Stand-Walk-Sit Test (SWST) duration change after training. Secondary

SUBMITTER: Nuic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236010 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature