Virtual Reality Telerehabilitation for Postural Instability in Parkinson’s Disease: A Multicenter, Single-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Table 4

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristic	TeleWii Group ()	SIBT group ()	Baseline comparison value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	67.45 (7.18)	69.84 (9.41)	0.14
Gender (number of males/females)	23/15	28/10	0.22
Disease duration (years) (mean ± SD)	6.16 (3.81)	7.47 (3.90)	0.14
Dominant PD phenotype (NT/T/YO)	21/12/5	14/15/9	0.24
More affected side (B/R/L)	7/21/10	8/20/10	0.95
Modified H&Y stage median (Q1–Q3)	2.50 (2.5–2.5)	2.50 (2.5–3.0)	0.76
UPDRS score (mean ± SD)	44.13 (24.05)	50.76 (24.12)	0.15
Falls (number) (mean ± SD)	0.58 (1.44)	1.84 (5.29)	0.24
MMSE score	26.77 (1.48)	28.64 (6.96)	0.16
GDS score	8.26 (5.17)	9.79 (5.34)	0.21

SD, standard deviation; PD, Parkinson’s disease; NT, nontremor dominant; T, tremor dominant; YO, younger onset; B, bilateral; R, right; L, left; Q1: lower quartiles in degrees; Q3: upper quartiles in degrees; H&Y, Hoehn and Yahr; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; Falls, number of falls in previous month; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; .