Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and feasibility of an e-sports program for patients with Parkinson's disease

UMIN ID: UMIN000054292

Registered date:08/05/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Parkinson's disease
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/08/01
• Target sample size: 60
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

As standard treatment, a rehabilitation program will be implemented for both the intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive the e-sports program as an add-on trial. The total intervention period is 8 weeks, and the program meets three times a week, with each session lasting approximately 15 minutes. The equipment used for the e-sports program will be implemented using Ude-sports from Happy Brain Inc.
As standard treatment, a rehabilitation program will be implemented for both the intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive the e-sports program as an add-on trial. The total intervention period is 8 weeks, and the program meets three times a week, with each session lasting approximately 15 minutes. The equipment used for the e-sports program will be implemented using Ude-sports from Happy Brain Inc.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 30years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: 1. who have had a change in medication in the past month 2. neurological, orthopedic, and/or cardiovascular conditions that make them unsuitable for the e-sports program 3. visual or hearing impairments that would limit participation in the study 4. who have an MMSE score of less than 18/30 5. who are otherwise deemed unsuitable as research subjects by the principal investigator.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Kansai Medical University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Sunwells Inc.