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Virtual Reality Can be Used to Improve Balance Reducing Dynamic Falls in Those With Parkinson's Disease

NCT03406728 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2018-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to explore the use of full immersion virtual reality technology on improving balance in those with Parkinson's Disease. Patients will be immersed in a virtual environment and be tasked with completed games and activities, which mirror activities of daily living. It is hypothesized that this immersion in the virtual reality environment will improve their sensory pathways which are used to improve balance, decreasing falls.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

PDSAFEX

PDSAFEX is a week by week, progressive, exercise protocol that is followed. It lasts 12 weeks.

OTHER

CONTROL

Participants will be asked to maintain their day to day life as consistently as possible for the 12 week duration of the study.

DEVICE

VIRTUAL REALITY

WorldViz Oculus Rift Move package (headset and software).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Quincy J Almeida, PhD · SunLife Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-21
Primary Completion
2018-04-30
Completion
2018-05-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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