99291 20240206150120.0 doi 10.33588/rn.7112.2020352 sideral 121383 ART-2020-121383 eng Brandín-De la Cruz, N. Immersive virtual reality and antigravity treadmill training for gait rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: A pilot and feasibility study 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Introduction. Treadmill training is considered an effective intervention to improve gait ability in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In parallel, virtual reality shows promising intervention with several applications in the inpatient medical setting. Aim. To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of mechanical gait assistance combined with immersive virtual reality in patients with PD. Patients and methods. This pilot and feasibility study followed a pre-post study design. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions of 30 minutes, distributed regularly over four consecutive weeks. Participants walked on a treadmill with a body- weight support system set at approximately 20% of body weight and equipped with a virtual reality helmet controlled by a two-handed joystick. Feasibility and intervention outcomes were collected at baseline and after four weeks of intervention. Results. Twelve participants of 60 patients were finally enrolled. Nine of them (75%) completed the treatment intervention with an adherence rate of 97%. Two participants left the study, one of them due to sickness associated with virtual reality and another because of a lack of motivation. There were significant differences associated with small-medium effect sizes when comparing the pre and post values for walk distance, walk speed, balance, and quality of life. Conclusions. The present study provided preliminary evidence supporting the feasibility of the combination of antigravity treadmill and immersive virtual reality system for the rehabilitation of patients with PD. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/FPI/CPB09-2018 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/731391/EU/Collaboration among Aerospace, Biotechnology, ICT, Energy and Medical Devices sectors in generating innovative solutions, business models and work-flows that enhance patient-centered care/Cross4Health This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 731391-Cross4Health info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 0.87 2020 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 203 / 208 = 0.976 2020 Q4 T3 0.248 2020 Neurology (clinical) 2020 Q3 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2020 Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Secorro, N. Calvo, S. (orcid)0000-0002-1674-7788 Benyoucef, Y. Herrero, P. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9201-0120 Bellosta-López, P. 1006 413 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Fisioterapia 71, 12 (2020), 447-454 Rev. neurol. Revista de neurologia 0210-0010 450083 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/99291/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2714933 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/99291/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:99291 articulos driver 2024-02-06-14:56:11 ARTICLE