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- Title
Effects of a balance-based exergaming intervention using the Kinect sensor on posture stability in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Meng-Che Shih; Ray-Yau Wang; Shih-Jung Cheng; Yea-Ru Yang; Shih, Meng-Che; Wang, Ray-Yau; Cheng, Shih-Jung; Yang, Yea-Ru
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The present study examined the effects of a balance-based exergaming intervention using the Kinect sensor on postural stability and balance in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).<bold>Methods: </bold>We conducted a subject-blinded, randomized controlled study. Twenty people with PD (Hoehn and Yahr stages I through III) were recruited and randomly assigned to either a balance-based exergaming group (N = 10) or a balance training group (N = 10) for an 8-week balance training period. Postural stability was assessed using the limits of stability (LOS) and one-leg stance (OLS) tests. Balance was assessed using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the timed up and go (TUG) test. Participants were assessed pre- and post-training.<bold>Results: </bold>After training, participants in the balance-based exergaming group showed significant improvements in LOS performance, and in the eyes-closed condition of the OLS test. Both training programs led to improvements in BBS and TUG performance. Furthermore, balance-based exergaming training resulted in significantly better performance in directional control in the LOS test (78.9 ± 7.65 %) compared with conventional balance training (70.6 ± 9.37 %).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Balance-based exergaming training resulted in a greater improvement in postural stability compared with conventional balance training. Our results support the therapeutic use of exergaming aided by the Kinect sensor in people with PD.<bold>Trial Registration: </bold>ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT02671396.
- Subjects
PARKINSON'S disease; CLINICAL trials; HUMAN attitude &; movement; SUPINE position; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL disorders; COMPARATIVE studies; POSTURAL balance; EXERCISE therapy; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; VIDEO games; EVALUATION research; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; BLIND experiment
- Publication
Journal of NeuroEngineering & Rehabilitation (JNER), 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1743-0003
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12984-016-0185-y