Serious Games for Parkinson's Disease

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Parkinson

In brief

IMPORTANCE: Rehabilitation games have been shown to improve cognitive function among people with various disorders but they have not been explored in home settings for patients with Parkinson's disease. OBJECTIVE: To collect pilot data regarding the therapeutic benefits of self-administered rehabilitation games among patients with Parkinson's disease. METHODS: The investigators will recruit 20 patients with Parkinson's disease into a pilot randomized controlled trial. Patients will be asked to perform two 30-minute sessions per week of training using serious games over a 3-month period in addition to conventional care or undergo only usual care. Patients will be evaluated at baseline, after 12 weeks of treatment, and at 24 weeks. Improvements in cognitive function, depression, quality of life, and mobility will be assessed. RELEVANCE: Identifying whether self-administered rehabilitation games can lead to clinical improvements could have significant implications for the management of the disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05551338

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

20

Starts

2022-06-15

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2022-09-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of mild to moderate PD (Hoehn \& Yahr 1-3)
• baseline MoCA score <26
• ≥ 18 years-old
• ability to communicate and read in English
• have self-reported technological literacy (ie answer yes to the question asking if they are comfortable using technological devices)

You may not qualify if…

• comorbid conditions that could affect the performance of the tasks (e.g. severe uncorrected vision impairment)
• severe cognitive impairment that would prevent the patient from understanding the tasks (MoCA<16)
• if the subject does not want to be video recorded during the assessments or interview sessions
• if the subject does not have access to WiFi

Where it is running

• Rutgers University — Newark, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)

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