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October 7, 2022Games for Health Journal

Comparison of the Effects of an Exergame-Based Program with Conventional Physiotherapy Protocol Based on Core Areas of the European Guideline on Postural Control, Functional Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Randomized Clinical Trial

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KSKeyte Guedes da SilvaUniversidade de São PauloRNRosemeyre Alcarde NuvoliniUniversidade de São PauloJBJéssica Maria Ribeiro BachaPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

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Implication

Randomized trial reveals improved balance and motor function from exergames and conventional physiotherapy in Parkinson's disease, suggesting video games are a viable rehabilitation option.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effects of a Kinect Adventures exergame program compared with a guideline-based conventional physiotherapy protocol on postural control, mobility, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.
  • Randomized clinical trial (Brazilian Registry: RBR-27kqv5) enrolling 38 patients diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
  • Participants completed 14 exercise sessions over several weeks, delivered twice weekly for 60 minutes per session using either Kinect Adventures or conventional physiotherapy based on European guidelines.
  • Outcomes were evaluated via the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) as the primary endpoint, alongside computerized posturography, Timed Up and Go, Five Times Sit-To-Stand, and disease-specific quality of life inventories.
  • Both exercise interventions demonstrated high levels of participant safety and treatment adherence with no reported adverse events.
  • Significant within-group improvements were observed in postural control, general motor function, and quality of life following training, though exact numerical effect sizes and p-values were omitted in the abstract.
  • Between-group comparisons revealed no statistically significant differences in efficacy between Kinect Adventures exergame training and conventional physiotherapeutic protocols.

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Silva et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db9f1374ec163421835fbahttps://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2022.0039
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