A Treadmill Training Program Augmented by Virtual Reality to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults

The proposed randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effects of treadmill training augmented with virtual reality on fall risk. 300 older adults with a history of falls will be recruited to participate in this study. This will include older adults (n=100), patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (n=100), and patients with Parkinson's disease (PD)(n=100). Subjects will be randomly assigned to the intervention group (treadmill training with virtual reality) or to the active-control group (treadmill training without virtual reality). Each person will participate in a training program set in an outpatient setting 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Assessments will take place before, after, and 1 month and 6 months after the completion of the training.