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Virtual reality practice for arm movements

Researchers are testing an eight-week virtual reality programme for arm movement in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: JPRN-UMIN000058325

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Start (reported date): 2025-06-15
Study finished (reported date): 2026-03-31

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2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Ages 40years-old to 90years-old · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: male and female

Inclusion criteria: Able to come to outpatient rehabilitation twice a week for one hour per visit. Those whose Hoehn-Yahr severity classification is Stage III or lower Persons who have given written consent to participate in this study Exclusion criteria: above the cut-off value in the screening for Virtual Reality sickness. inner ear disorders who are prone to Virtual Reality sickness Those who have difficulty continuing to use VR for more than 10 minutes due to Virtual Reality sickness during the Virtual Reality experience conducted beforehand. Patients receiving Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel therapy or Deep Brain Stimulation vision impairment significant enough to affect the intervention diagnosed with other neurological diseases or dementia. Persons with limited range of motion of the upper limb that makes it difficult to perform Virtual Reality. Other persons deemed unfit by the physician.

Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Investigation of the effectiveness of an upper limb functional training program using Virtual Reality technology for patients with Parkinson's disease - Efficacy of Virtual Reality for the Upper Extremity in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Short title used by the registry

Investigation of the effectiveness of an upper limb functional training program using Virtual Reality technology for patients with Parkinson's disease

Original description

Intervention: Intervention period is 8 weeks.Frequency of intervention is twice a week.Training time is 60 minutes per session.Forty minutes will be used for regular practice, by 20 minutes of Virtual Reality intervention. Intervention period is 8 weeks.Frequency of intervention is twice a week.Training time is 60 minutes per session.Forty minutes of the exercise should be normal practice,and 20 minutes should be upper limb exercises without Virtual Reality. Primary outcome: Box and Block Test Evaluations will be conducted at the beginning of the study, 2 months after the start of the study, and 5 months after the start of the study Secondary outcome: Basic Information Age,gender,name of primary disease,and dose of antiparkinsonism medication Physical and cognitive function assessment Disease severity:Hoehn-Yahr Stage Cognitive Function Test Assessment:The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Japanese version Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Upper Limb Functional Assessment:Nine hole peg Test Depression Assessment:Geriatric depression Scale15 Balanced Evaluation:The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test Grip strength Measurement of muscle mass using the Inbody body Effectiveness determination in goal-setting:Goal Attainment Scale

Conditions reported: Parkinson's Disease

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JPRN · JPRN-UMIN000058325 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2026-06-29; checked 2026-10-11

Study type: Interventional
Interventions: Intervention period is 8 weeks.Frequency of intervention is twice a week.Training time is 60 minutes per session.Forty minutes will be used for regular practice, by 20 minutes of Virtual Reality intervention. Intervention period is 8 weeks.Frequency of intervention is twice a week.Training time is 60 minutes per session.Forty minutes of the exercise should be normal practice,and 20 minutes should be upper limb exercises without Virtual Reality.
Phases: Not applicable
Sponsor: Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Start date reported by registry: 2025-06-15 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Kodai Yamaguchi · +81-866-8700 · y.m.g.ch.ko@gmail.com

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Japan

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