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3D or 2D Upper Extremity Exergaming for Persons With Parkinson's Disease

NCT ID: NCT03515746

Last Updated: 2018-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-11

Study Completion Date

2018-12-16

Brief Summary

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A pilot study with the "10cubes" for small and precise movements and training in the virtual environment will be carried out. We will recruit at least 20 persons with Parkinson's disease to participate in the study. Such activities can increase participation, slow down the progress of the disease and contribute to the functional improvements of the hand that lead to the increased quality of life. The movement of the hand will be assessed with a small 3D camera, also suitable for the estimation of kinematic parameters. Participants will be randomized into 2 groups; one group using an LCD screen and the other using 3D goggles (Oculus Rift CV1) enabling them to carry out the task in virtual environment. Both groups will take 10 training sessions within 2 weeks. Their task will be collecting 10 virtual cubes one-by-one and putting them in the virtual treasure box. Clinical tests (Box and Blocks Test and motor part of the UPDRS) will be carried out in the clinical settings prior and after the training sessions. We hypothesise that the different feedback equipment may provide different results.

Detailed Description

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The participants will practise grab and grasp in virtual environment (VE), either on a laptop computer or using 3D goggles. They will sit in a comfortable chair, with a small camera tracking the hand and finger movements of their affected (dominant, in case of both hands affected) hand. The participant will grab any of the virtual cubes lying around the VE and put it in the treasure box. When the cube falls into the treasure box it disappears and the participant scores, one by one until the 10th cube or 120s of time elapse. The cubes will be randomly spread in the VE and will all have the same virtual size, weight and bouncing factor, but different colour. If the participant is left-handed, the treasure box will be mirrored to the right side. If the cube is pushed into the floor, it disappears without a score and is lost. Each participant will take 10 consecutive training sessions in 2 weeks, each session lasting for 30min. Within a session, the participant will take 5 trials, with breaks of 1-2 min between them.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Keywords

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exergaming physiotherapy upper extremities telerehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exergaming2D

The participants will practise grab and grasp through exergaming in virtual environment (VE) on a laptop computer. During the task, they will sit in a comfortable chair in front of the screen.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exergaming in virtual environment

Intervention Type DEVICE

The "10 cubes" task will be performed in virtual environment - either in 2D on a laptop computer or in 3D using 3D goggles

Exergaming3D

The participants will practise grab and grasp through exergaming in virtual environment (VE) in 3D VE using Oculus Rift CV1 3D goggles. During the task, they will sit in a comfortable chair with head-mounted 3D display.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exergaming in virtual environment

Intervention Type DEVICE

The "10 cubes" task will be performed in virtual environment - either in 2D on a laptop computer or in 3D using 3D goggles

Interventions

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Exergaming in virtual environment

The "10 cubes" task will be performed in virtual environment - either in 2D on a laptop computer or in 3D using 3D goggles

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parkinson's disease diagnosis
* minor problems with daily activities and upper extremities
* Hoehn and Yahr Scale level 2-3

Exclusion Criteria

* insufficient cognitive and motor abilities to carry out the exergaming task
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Regional Development Fund

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Slovenian Research Agency

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Imre Cikajlo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia

Locations

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University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status

Countries

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Slovenia

References

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Cikajlo I, Peterlin Potisk K. Advantages of using 3D virtual reality based training in persons with Parkinson's disease: a parallel study. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2019 Oct 17;16(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12984-019-0601-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31623622 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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URIS201801

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id