Status:

RECRUITING

Upper Extremity Rehabilitation With Virtual Reality in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Ramazan KURUL

Collaborating Sponsors:

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Virtual Reality

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Upper extremities are the first part of the body to be affected by Parkinson's disease. Although studies have shown that virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation methods are effective on gait and balan...

Detailed Description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor disorders. Difficulties in using the upper limbs caused by these motor impairments are common with the disease. Upper li...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Accepting to participate in the research
  • Being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease by a neurologist
  • Continuing anti-parkinsonian medication
  • Hoehn-Yahr (H-Y) stage 3 and below
  • Ability to walk independently
  • To have full range of motion in shoulder abduction and elbow extension movements

Exclusion

  • Presence of additional neurological diseases other than Parkinson's Disease
  • Scores below 21 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale
  • Change in medication dosage in the last 1 month
  • Severe visual impairment or complete hearing impairment in both ears
  • Having a rheumatologic, musculoskeletal, etc. disease that may affect upper extremity functions
  • The occurrence of severe tremors or dyskinesias due to the end of the drug dose
  • Failing the Titmus butterfly test

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 15 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06147726

Start Date

November 1 2023

End Date

December 15 2025

Last Update

January 13 2025

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Faculty of Health Sciences Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Bolu, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye), 14100