Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, virtual reality, cognitive functions, alpha band, beta band, cerebral lobes, electroencephalography
Brief summary
Nowadays, several strategies for treating neuropsychologic function loss in Parkinson disease (PD) have been proposed, such as physical activity performance and developing games to exercise the mind. However, few studies illustrate the incidence of these therapies in neuronal activity. This work aims to study the feasibility of a virtual reality-based program oriented to the cognitive functions' rehabilitation of PD patients. For this, the study was divided in intervention with the program, acquisition of signals, data processing and results analysis. The study highlights implementing new technologies to rehabilitate people with neurodegenerative diseases.
Detailed description
Nowadays, several strategies for treating neuropsychologic function loss in Parkinson disease (PD) have been proposed, such as physical activity performance and developing games to exercise the mind. However, few studies illustrate the incidence of these therapies in neuronal activity. This work aims to study the feasibility of a virtual reality-based program oriented to the cognitive functions' rehabilitation of PD patients. For this, the study was divided in intervention with the program, acquisition of signals, data processing and results analysis. The alpha and beta bands power behaviour were determined by evaluating the electroencephalography (EEG) signals obtained during the execution of control tests and games of the Hand Physics Lab Software, from which five games related to attention, planning, sequencing, concentration, and coordination, were taken. The study highlights implementing new technologies to rehabilitate people with neurodegenerative diseases.
Interventions
DEVICEIntervention with virtual reality
VR intervention with OCULUS QUEST2 (OCULUS VR, USA) consiste on a VR helmet positioned over subject head. The software consisted of a 3D environment with exercises of upper limbs and visual feedback for the treatment of cognitive and motor dysfunction. The therapist have real-time access to the activities in the 3D environment vby real-time video transmission of the helmet activity. The program include a single session. Each session is monitored on safety aspects of the subjects with emphasis on possible side effects of virtual reality.
Sponsors
Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito
Universidad del Rosario
Corporación de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Parkinson Disease (Neurologist diagnosed) * Both gender * Informed consent accepted * Adults * Stage 2 and 3 in the Hoehn Yahr scale
Exclusion criteria
* Mental diseases * Migraines * Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Power spectral density in the frequency of motor imagery from primary motor cortex | Baseline | continuous signals will be acquired from the primary motor cortex of lower limbs (FcZ, C2, Cz, C1, Cpz) according to the 10-20 International EEG System. Power spectral density in the frequency band of motor imagery (8-32Hz) will be obtained by OpenVibe Software and Matlab. The measure unit is Decibels per Hertz(dB/Hz). |
| Power spectral density in the frequency of motor imagery from primary motor cortex Post-Intervention | 2 weeks | continuous signals will be acquired from the primary motor cortex of lower limbs (FcZ, C2, Cz, C1, Cpz) according to the 10-20 International EEG System. Power spectral density in the frequency band of motor imagery (8-32Hz) will be obtained by OpenVibe Software and Matlab. The measure unit is Decibels per Hertz(dB/Hz). |
Countries
Chile
Outcome results
None listed