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Id : 83

Author :
Kloos, A., D.; Fritz, N., E.: Kostyk, S., K.; Young, G., S.; Kegelmeyer, D., A.

Title


Video game play (Dance Dance Revolution) as a potential exercise therapy in Huntington’s disease: a controlled clinical trial.

Reference :


Kloos, A. D., Fritz, N. E., Kostyk, S. K., Young, G. S., & Kegelmeyer, D. A. (2013). Video game play (Dance Dance Revolution) as a potential exercise therapy in Huntington’s disease: a controlled clinical trial. Clinical rehabilitation, 27(11), 972-982.

Link to article https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215513487235
Abstract To investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a supervised video game exercise program administered via Dance Dance Revolution in individuals with Huntington’s disease. Design: A cross-over, controlled, single-blinded, six-week trial. Setting: Home-based. Participants: Eighteen ambulatory individuals with Huntington’s disease (seven male, mean age 50.7 SD 14.7). Interventions: Participants played the Dance Dance Revolution game with supervision and the handheld game without supervision for 45 minutes, two days per week for six weeks.

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