Status:
COMPLETED
Computer-Based Balance Training for People With Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will be carried out to determine the effectiveness of in-home computer games played by a person with Parkinson's disease for 50 minutes 3 times a week on measures of standing and walking ba...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- presence of bradykinesia along with at least one of the following: muscular rigidity, 4-6 Hz rest tremor, and postural instability (Gelb, Oliver, \& Gilman, 1999; Hughes, Ben-Shlomo, Daniel, \& Lees, 1992).
- Hoehn \& Yahr disease Stage 1 (unilateral disease) to 3 (mild to moderate bilateral disease, physically independent) (Fahn and Elton, 1987).
Exclusion
- history of strokes, repeated head injury, encephalitis, oculogyric crises, neuroleptic treatment, MPTP exposure, more than one affected relative, sustained remission, strictly unilateral features after 3 years, supranuclear gaze palsy, early severe autonomic involvement or dementia, Babinski sign, tumor, or a negative response to L-DOPA (Hughes et al., 1992).
- other neurologic, orthopedic or cardiac problems, cognitive impairment as evidenced by 5 or more errors on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) (Folstein, Folstein, \& McHugh, 1975)
- visual or hearing impairments serious enough to interfere with their ability to interact with the computer-based training program.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01162226
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
April 19 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0610