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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01301651
Date of registration: 18/02/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Public title: Effects of Virtual Reality Training in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Parkinson
Scientific title: Effects of Virtual Reality Augmented Balance Training for Postural Control in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Date of first enrolment: November 2007
Target sample size: 42
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01301651
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Kwan-Hwa Lin, PhD
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Affiliation:  School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

(1) idiopathic Parkinson's disease, (2) intact cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination;
MMSE>24), 22 (3) Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) stage II-III diagnosed by neurologists, (4) not
participated in any balance or gait training previously, (5) able to follow simple command
and had no uncontrolled chronic condition.-

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) history of other neurological, cardiovascular and orthopedic diseases affecting
postural stability, (2) on-off motor fluctuation and dyskinesia above grade 3 by the
Unified Parkinson' Disease Scale (UPDRS)



Age minimum: 50 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: balance training
Primary Outcome(s)
The equilibrium score (ES) and sensory ratio were measured. The verbal reaction time (VRT) was recorded. [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
200712039R
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Science Council, Taiwan
Ethics review
Results
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