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| Fondazione Europea di Ricerca Biomedica Ferb Onlus | OTHER |
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Improving movement control during rehabilitation is still a challenge for people with Parkinson's Disease, mainly because of the motor symptoms caused by the condition. However, new technologies offer promising ways to support therapy.
This clinical trial will test whether using TecnoBody® D-Wall technology integrated with two techniques (Action Observation and Motor Imagery) can improve physiotherapy outcomes for people with Parkinson's Disease.
The TecnoBody® D-Wall is a type of digital mirror that includes a 3D camera, pressure-sensitive platforms, and a screen. It shows a person's body movements in real time and gives visual feedback on joint mobility, balance, and how weight is distributed during movement.
Action Observation and Motor Imagery are two techniques already used in physiotherapy. Action Observation involves watching someone perform a movement, while Motor Imagery involves mentally rehearsing the movement before doing it. Studies have shown that both techniques activate the same brain areas involved in actual movement.
In this trial, after watching and imagining the movement, participants will perform the exercise in front of the D-Wall. This setup gives them real-time feedback to help improve how they move, a new approach for these techniques.
To see if this approach works, we will measure balance using a test validated for people with Parkinson's Disease and assess mobility using lab-based gait analysis, which tracks how a person walks.
Participants in the study will:
This study includes patients who have been diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and are undergoing rehabilitation as part of their usual hospital care. The intervention lasts as long as their regular hospital stay.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Action Observation and Motor Imagery integrated with D-Wall technology | Experimental |
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| Routine rehabilitative physiotherapy integrated with D-Wall technology | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| AOMI with D-Wall | Other | The intervention group will follow routine rehabilitative activity in the morning and will perform one hour of Action Observation and Motor Imagery training with augmented visual feedback (D-Wall) in the afternoon, three times a week. Each session will be conducted as follows: first AO (Action Observation), then MI (Motor Imagery). During the MI phase, participants will be asked to imagine the motor tasks and then perform them, receiving real-time augmented visual feedback provided by the digital mirror. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Dynamic postural control | The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) will be used to assess dynamic postural control. | at baseline, at the fourth week (end of the intervention period), and at the eighth week (follow-up). |
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| Moviment analysis | Secondary outcomes will be obtained through instrumented motion analysis. Specifically, it will include spatiotemporal parameters and descriptive measures of the kinematics and dynamics of the hip, knee, and ankle joints. | at baseline, at the fourth week (end of the intervention period), and at the eighth week (follow-up). |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Inaihá L. Benincá, PhD student | Contact | +39034525111 | inaiha.laureanobeninca@unibg.com |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010300 | Parkinson Disease |
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| D020734 | Parkinsonian Disorders |
| D001480 | Basal Ganglia Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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Researcher in charge of Data Analysis
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| Routine physiotherapy with D-Wall | Other | The control group will also follow routine rehabilitative activity in the morning, while in the afternoon they will perform motor training of the same duration, without Action Observation and Motor Imagery, but solely with augmented visual feedback (D-Wall), with the same weekly frequency. |
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| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009069 | Movement Disorders |
| D000080874 | Synucleinopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |