RehaBEElitation - Serious Game-Based Experimental Protocol to Improve Manual Dexterity in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
Key facts
- Where
- Uberlândia, BrazíliaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 100 years old?
Where in Brazília
- Núcleo de Inovação e Avaliação Tecnológica em Saúde / Centre for Innovation and Technology Assessment in HealthUberlândia, BrazíliaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Federal University of Uberlandia
- Trial code
- NCT07928050
- Record updated
- 2026. november 10.
- Original description
This is a non-randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups, with the general objective of developing and applying an assessment and intervention protocol based on a serious game for the rehabilitation of hand function in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). The experimental group trained with the RehaBEElitation serious game, controlled by hand and wrist movements through a wearable sensor glove; the control group trained the same five movements with a home exercise booklet. Both groups trained twice a week for six weeks (12 sessions of 30 to 45 minutes) and kept their usual physiotherapy. Participants were allocated in sequence: those enrolled first received the serious game and those enrolled later received the booklet. Manual dexterity, motor signs, quality of life, functioning and upper-limb muscle activation (surface electromyography) were assessed before and after the intervention. This trial was registered retrospectively.Read full original descriptionShow less
This is a non-randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups, with the general objective of developing and applying an assessment and intervention protocol based on a serious game for the rehabilitation of hand function in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). The experimental group trained with the RehaBEElitation serious game, controlled by hand and wrist movements through a wearable sensor glove; the control group trained the same five movements with a home exercise booklet. Both groups trained twice a week for six weeks (12 sessions of 30 to 45 minutes) and kept their usual physiotherapy. Participants were allocated in sequence: those enrolled first received the serious game and those enrolled later received the booklet. Manual dexterity, motor signs, quality of life, functioning and upper-limb muscle activation (surface electromyography) were assessed before and after the intervention. This trial was registered retrospectively.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease confirmed by a neurologist or geriatrician; Age between 40 and 100 years; Mild to moderate disease (Hoehn \& Yahr stages I to III); Mini-Mental State Examination score above 25; No severe visual (Snellen chart) or hearing impairment; No other neurological or musculoskeletal disease; Functional and body-structure requirements for the training, assessed with the ICF checklist; Read and agreed to the informed consent form.
Exclusion: Participation in another clinical trial involving rehabilitation or an experimental drug; Uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina or recent myocardial infarction; History of seizures; Missing more than three sessions or withdrawing from the intervention.