Effects of a Treadmill Gait Training Protocol in a Gamified Virtual Reality Environment With tDCS in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Parkinson Disease focused on measuring Virtual Reality, Gamification, tDCS, Treadmill gait training, Dual Task
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
- Stage II - III in the Hoehn and Yahr Scale during ON state
- Ability to walk for 10 minutes independently without stop
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant cognitive decline based on mini mental status examination (MMSE <23)
- Severe auditory or visual deficits
- Other neurological/psychiatric conditions
- Any kind of cardiovascular complications that contraindicates physical activity
- Clinical history of any brain surgery or deep brain stimulation device
Sites / Locations
- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de LleidaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
Gamified virtual reality environtment + tDCS + treadmill gait training
Gamified virtual reality environtment + treadmill gait training
Treadmill gait training
The first group will follow an 18-session gait training protocol for 6 weeks. Duration of the sessions will progressively increase from 20 to 45 minutes from first session to last. They will be immersed in a gamified virtual reality environment in which they will interact with the in-game ambient by having their feet represented on the screen and move as their own on the treadmill. They will also receive tDCS for the first 20 minutes of each session.
The second group will follow an 18-session gait training protocol for 6 weeks. Duration of the sessions will progressively increase from 20 to 45 minutes from first session to last. They will be immersed in a gamified virtual reality environment in which they will interact with the in-game ambient by having their feet represented on the screen and move as their own on the treadmill.
The third group will follow an 18-session gait training protocol for 6 weeks. Duration of the sessions will progressively increase from 20 to 45 minutes from first session to last.