Biofeedback Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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Background: In this study, a new biofeedback system for balance and gait rehabilitation (Gamepad) was developed. The system, based on wearable inertial sensors, provides users with real-time visual and acoustic feedback about their movement during functional tasks. Gamepad was applied on subjects with Parkinson's disease (PD) in a pilot randomized controlled trial to investigate its feasibility and efficacy versus conventional physiotherapy. The investigators hypothesized that Gamepad system can be easily applied in clinical settings and that biofeedback training with Gamepad provides larger improvements of balance and gait in PD subjects, respect to conventional physiotherapy.

Methods: Forty-two PD patients underwent a 20-session training for balance and gait (45 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week). Participants were randomized into Gamepad Group (biofeedback rehabilitation with Gamepad system), and Control Group (conventional physiotherapy). Clinical and instrumental assessments were performed by a blind examiner pre-, post-intervention and at 1-month follow-up.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Gamepad

Biofeedback rehabilitation with Gamepad system.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Gamepad system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients executed a set of tailored exercises including the control of weight-shift and body posture during static (e.g. upright sitting and standing), quasi-dynamic (e.g. sit-to-stand and gait initiation) and dynamic tasks (e.g. getting on a step, straight-line walking, walking with turns and over obstacles). Participants executed the tasks using Gamepad system which provided patients with visual and auditory feedback about their performances and assigned a score at the end of each exercise. The physiotherapist progressively adjusted training complexity by changing the reference values, including more difficult taks, changing the perceptive context, and/or including a dual-task.

Control

Conventional physiotherapy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional physiotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

A set of tailored exercises was defined by the clinical staff following current guidelines for physiotherapy in Parkinson's disease. In particular, stretching, joint mobilization, and balance and gait exercises were provided to participants, without any instrumentation producing biofeedback or external cues.

Interventions

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Gamepad system

Patients executed a set of tailored exercises including the control of weight-shift and body posture during static (e.g. upright sitting and standing), quasi-dynamic (e.g. sit-to-stand and gait initiation) and dynamic tasks (e.g. getting on a step, straight-line walking, walking with turns and over obstacles). Participants executed the tasks using Gamepad system which provided patients with visual and auditory feedback about their performances and assigned a score at the end of each exercise. The physiotherapist progressively adjusted training complexity by changing the reference values, including more difficult taks, changing the perceptive context, and/or including a dual-task.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Conventional physiotherapy

A set of tailored exercises was defined by the clinical staff following current guidelines for physiotherapy in Parkinson's disease. In particular, stretching, joint mobilization, and balance and gait exercises were provided to participants, without any instrumentation producing biofeedback or external cues.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hoehn-Yahr stage 2 to 4.
* Ability to stand up more than 10 s and inability to stand on one foot more than 10 s.
* Ability to walk for at least 6 m even with an assistive device.
* Stable drug usage.