Home Telerehabilitation Using Serious Games to Support Daily Living Activities in People With Parkinsons Disease

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying the use of home telerehabilitation TR based on serious games to help people with Parkinsons Disease PD improve their ability to perform daily activities. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of this TR program with conventional day-hospital rehabilitation treatments. Despite existing standards for TR in physiotherapy, there is limited research on its use specifically for managing motor and non-motor symptoms of PD, which this study seeks to address. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. The Experimental Group will complete 30 sessions of motor, speech, and cognitive rehabilitation exercises at home using the VRRS Tablet system, with sessions scheduled 3 to 5 days per week over 6 to 10 weeks. The Control Group will receive 30 sessions of conventional rehabilitation treatments, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and psychotherapy, without technological devices, following the same schedule. Both groups receive 9 hours of rehabilitation per week. During the study, participants will be assessed at the start, at the end of treatment around 10 weeks, and at 2 months post-treatment. Evaluations include the MDS-Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale MDS-UPDRS, Parkinsons Disease Questionnaire-8 PDQ-8, Montreal Cognitive Assessment MoCA, speech and motor tests, and balance and walking assessments. Researchers will monitor changes in motor and non-motor symptoms, quality of life, and functional abilities. The study continues until March 2026.

Telerehabilitation in People With Parkinson's Disease