Use of Wii Sports based training to reduce the falls and improve quality of life in people diagnosed as Parkinson's disease

• Register: ChiCTR
• Last refreshed on: 3 October 2023
• Main ID: ChiCTR2200057135
• Date of registration: 2022-03-01
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Alagumoorthi Gandhisubramanian
• Public title: Use of Wii Sports based training to reduce the falls and improve quality of life in people diagnosed as Parkinson's disease
• Scientific title: Effectiveness of Wii Sports Training on Postural Stability, Fall and Quality of Life in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease.
• Date of first enrolment: 2018-04-04
• Target sample size: Experimental:96;Control:96;
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=160062
• Study type: Interventional study
• Study design: Parallel
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

India

Contacts

• Name: Alagumoorthi Gandhisubramanian
• Affiliation: 1. Saveetha University, Chennai. 2. Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences

• Name: Alagumoorthi Gandhisubramanian
• Affiliation: 1. Saveetha University, Chennai. 2. Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People diagnosed with IPD (by a Neurologist using –Brain Bank criteria)
Under Anti Parkinson Drug – (l dopa, amantadine,pergolide, selegiline)
Stability of anti-Parkinsons medicine for more than 3 weeks.
Having History of 3 Falls / near falls in the last 3 months
Modified Hoehn-Yahr score II-IV (on state)
Ability to walk independently for 10 feet without walking - aid
Exclusion criteria: No history of fall in the last 3 months
Severe cardiac disease where exercise is contraindicated
Severe dyskinesia which limits their participation in exercise protocol
polypharmacy with at least one fall risk drugs (CNS drugs, Diuretics)
Having any other Neurological / orthopedic Disorder - which affect their ability to participate in the exercise protocol
Uncontrolled Hyper / Hypo tension
marked visual (unable to recognize a face at a distance of 4 meter) or hearing deficit – which affect their ability to participate in the exercise protocol

Age minimum: 40
Age maximum: 90
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Parkinson's Disease

Intervention(s)

Experimental:Wii Sports based training;Control:Traditional Balance training;

Primary Outcome(s)

Fall incidence (number of faller / group);

Secondary Outcome(s)

Fall rate (number of fall / individual);Postural instability;Quality of life;

Source(s) of Monetary Support

nil

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date: 13/02/2018
Contact:

Director

Results

• Results available: Yes
• Date Completed: 21/01/2020