Cochrane · systematic review · CD010760

Virtual reality for rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease

Dockx, K, Bekkers, EMJ, Van den Bergh, V, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Movement DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
11
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 45.5%Low 6 · 54.5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Virtual reality compared to active intervention (short term) for rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease

Population: rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Gait (
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 129 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Gait (
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted3 studies · 106 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Gait (
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted3 studies · 106 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Balance (
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted5 studies · 155 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Balance (
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted3 studies · 86 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life (
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 106 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Number of adverse events
Virtual reality vs active intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 115 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Virtual reality compared to passive intervention (short term) for rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease

Population: rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Gait (stride length and velocity)
Virtual reality vs passive intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted1 study · 24 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Balance (
Virtual reality vs passive intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 44 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life (
Virtual reality vs passive intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted1 study · 24 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adverse events
Virtual reality vs passive intervention (short term)
no estimate extracted1 study · 24 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision