Parkinson's Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental:Wii Sports based training
Control:Traditional Balance training
Sponsors
Alagumoorthi Gandhisubramanian
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People diagnosed with IPD (by a Neurologist using –Brain Bank criteria) Under Anti Parkinson Drug – (l dopa, amantadine,pergolide, selegiline) Stability of anti-Parkinsons medicine for more than 3 weeks. Having History of 3 Falls / near falls in the last 3 months Modified Hoehn-Yahr score II-IV (on state) Ability to walk independently for 10 feet without walking - aid
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No history of fall in the last 3 months Severe cardiac disease where exercise is contraindicated Severe dyskinesia which limits their participation in exercise protocol polypharmacy with at least one fall risk drugs (CNS drugs, Diuretics) Having any other Neurological / orthopedic Disorder - which affect their ability to participate in the exercise protocol Uncontrolled Hyper / Hypo tension marked visual (unable to recognize a face at a distance of 4 meter) or hearing deficit – which affect their ability to participate in the exercise protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fall incidence (number of faller / group); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fall rate (number of fall / individual);Postural instability;Quality of life; | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAlagumoorthi Gandhisubramanian
1. Saveetha University, Chennai. 2. Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed