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| Qatar National Research Fund | OTHER |
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) can severely deteriorate balance and gait in patients, thereby increasing risk of fall and injury. The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual reality game based exercise training for improving postural body sway and gait in diabetes patients with peripheral neuropathy. The exercise training has been specifically designed for DPN patients with lost lower extremity joint perception and uses state-of-the-art inertial sensors (body-worn) to acquire joint movement and provide real-time joint feedback through an interactive interface on a LCD monitor. The investigators hypothesize that tailored exercise with real-time visual joint feedback during exercise will reduce improve balance and gait.
The game includes a series of ankle reaching tasks and crossing of virtual obstacles on the monitor screen; these exercises are aimed to improve weight shifting capabilities and medial-lateral movement of body.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Sensor-based exercise training | Experimental | The intervention group receives sensor-based balance training with real-time joint feedback through an interactive interface on LC monitor screen. |
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| In-home balance training | Active Comparator | The control group performs similar exercise as intervention group at home without use of sensor or any joint feedback from sensor data. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Sensor-based exercise training | Device | Body-worn sensors are mounted on different body segments to acquire joint kinematic data and provide real-time joint feedback during exercise training. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Postural Balance | Postural balance is assess at baseline and post-training using body-worn sensors | 6 weeks |
| Gait | Gait is assessed at baseline and post-training using body-worn sensors | 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Physical Activity | Physical activities of daily living are assessed at baseline and post-training using a T-shirt embedded body-worn sensor (PAMSys) | 6 weeks |
| Functional Performance | Tests, including 3m timed up and go test and alternative step test, are performed. Time is recorded using a stop watch. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Medical Center | Recruiting | Tucson | Arizona | 85724 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
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| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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| In-home balance training | Other | The control group performs similar exercise as intervention without sensors and with no visual feedback from sensors. |
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| 6 weeks |