The investigators will run an at-home usability study of a newly developed home exercise device (FitMi PD) for individuals with Parkinson's disease. FitMi PD uses embedded sensors that can track and record the user's direction and degree of movement while performing exercises described on a computer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
9
Exercise using the motion sensing devices and a tablet computer
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Number of Participants That Successfully Used FitMi PD to Exercise at Home
Number of participants who were successfully able to use the device at home to exercise over 3 week period.
Time frame: Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 3 weeks
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
A screening tool for assessing cognitive impairment. A maximum possible score of 30 is used to provide a picture of an individuals' present cognitive performance. A score of \< 24 is the generally accepted cutoff indicating the presence of cognitive impairment. Levels of impairment have been classified as: None: score = 24-30 Mild: score = 18-24 Severe: score = 0-17
Time frame: Baseline
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