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Effects of Training in a Virtual Environment in Healthy Elderly

NCT01741402 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2017-04-12

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Summary

The objective of this work was to compare the effects of two balance training programs, one Nintendo Wii Fit-based and the other traditionally-based without the use of a gaming system, on the (1) balance, (2) gait, (3) functionality and (4) cognition ability in older adults. It is a prospective, single blinded, randomized clinical trial performed at Center of Research of the courses of Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy of São Paulo University. Thirty-two older adults are randomly in control and experimental group, 16 each one. The study includes only participants scoring at least 24 in the Mini-Mental State Examination to rule out effects of dementia; without the presence of depression, according to the Geriatric Depression Scale of Yesaváge - version 15 (GDS-15 ≤ 5) and scores on the Berg Balance Scale (EBB ≥ 41).

Conditions

  • Elderly

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality Training

The participants of the study trained 10 balance games during 14 sessions

OTHER

Physical Therapy

Patients of the control group was trained with balance exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Elisa P Piemonte, PhD · University of Sao Paulo

  • Keyte Guedes, MS Student · University of Sao Paulo

  • Alexandra M Lobo, MS Student · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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