NCT05439967

The Effects of Augmented and Virtual Reality Gait Training on Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Completed NA Last updated 5 July 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Augmented and Virtual Reality Gait and balanceTraining in Parkinson Disease in 30 participants. Completed in 1 December 2021.

Timeline

1 July 2021

Primary endpoint
30 October 2021

1 December 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Gazi University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	1 July 2021
Primary completion	30 October 2021
Estimated completion	1 December 2021
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Augmented and Virtual Reality Gait and balanceTraining
• Conventional Training

Conditions studied

• Parkinson Disease — all drugs for Parkinson Disease →

Sponsor

Gazi University

Who can join

40 and older, any sex, with Parkinson Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In Parkinson's Disease (PD) rehabilitation, the treadmill is used both in aerobic training and in gait training, as it provides more walking distance and can include body weight supported systems. It has been reported that the C-Mill VR+ device, which is a treadmill system with augmented and virtual reality (VR) technology, improves gait adaptation and reduces the risk of falling in individuals with early to mid-stage PD. Several publications augmented reality (AR) and VR applications in PD was focused on balance activities that do not include ambulation. In other studies in the literature, it was stated that further research are needed to better understand the effects of VR gait training on gait and balance in PD. It was also stated in these studies that the effects of VR gait training should be examined with more objective measurement methods. As a result, it is seen that there is a need for studies examining the effects of augmented and virtual reality trainings in PD with objective measurement methods. Therefore, our study aimed to examine the effects of AR and VR gait training on gait and balance in individuals with early to mid-stage PD.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The effects of augmented and virtual reality gait training on balance and gait in patients with Parkinson's disease.
   Gulcan K, Guclu-Gunduz A, Yasar E, Ar U, et al · · 2023 · cited 27× · PMID 36443623 · DOI 10.1007/s13760-022-02147-0