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Wii Fit Balance Training Compared to Traditional Balance Training in Patients With SCI/TBI/CVA

NCT01438671 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2016-09-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Our hypothesis is the investigators will find a significant advantage for the use of a virtual reality system like the Wii Fit to improve overall balance scores versus the use of traditional balance activities alone. The objectives will be to determine the enjoyment of these types of gaming activities through the use of a survey to support the hypothesis that these activities are more enjoyable than traditional activities and to gather evidence to support the use of these more enjoyable activities as a viable and needed addition to the overall balance regimen given in the plan of care for a patient with traumatic or acquired brain injury, stroke or spinal cord injury.

Conditions

  • Distorted; Balance

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Nintendo Wii Fit

The Nintendo Wii Fit is an accessory for the Nintendo Wii video game system that utilizes a balance board peripheral. The subject stands on the balance board and engages in video games that require weight shifting and balancing in order to interact with the game. This intervention will be administered for 30 minutes, 3 to 5 times per week (as tolerated by subject), for a two week period.

PROCEDURE

Traditional balance training

This physical therapy intervention involves gait training, balance education on various surfaces, activities involving limited and changing bases of support, and dynamic interaction with the subject's environment. This intervention will be administered 30 minutes per day, 3 to 5 days per week (by subject's tolerance), for a two week period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Geoffrey D. Mosley, PT · Missouri Rehabilitation Center, University of Missouri Health Systems

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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