Virtual Reality-based Interactive Treadmill Gait Training System for Parkinson's Disease
Virtual Reality; Rehabilitation; Parkinson's Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Virtual Reality; Rehabilitation; Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- definite or probable idiopathic Parkinson disease patient
- age from 18 to 80 years old
- H&Y stage 2 to 4 and who can walk 10 meter independently regardless of the use of gait aids
Exclusion Criteria:
- unstable medical conditions
- cognitive impairments which interfere with participation in virtual-reality based training
- hemispatial neglect, visual disturbance, apraxia
- other pre-existing disease involving the central nervous system (e.g. stroke, brain tumor)
- requiring the continuous manual assist with touch during the treadmill training
- can not give a consent
Sites / Locations
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Virtual reality-based interactive treadmill training
Treadmill training without VR-based interaction
In this group, the subjects will receive virtual reality (VR)-based interactive treadmill training. During the 30-min training session, VR based interaction and feedback will be provided; the foot location will be visualized in the VR screen (semi-immersive condition), the obstacles will be seen in the screen from which subjects has to avoid, gait speed will be visualized, slopes of the treadmill will be changed according to the slope changes in VR and distractors will be added. Dual tasks will also be provided. Subjects in this group will receive a 30min/session, 3 sessions/week for 4 weeks, the total of 12 sessions of VR-based training.
The subjects in this group will receive the treadmill gait training. Virtual reality environment will be provided during the gait training but no feedback and interaction will be provided. Subjects in this group will receive a 30min/session, 3 sessions/week for 4 weeks, the total of 12 sessions of treadmill-based training.