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Wii-Fit For Balance And Gait In Elderly Veterans

NCT02190045 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-09-24

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Summary

Falls are a major public health problem. They are the leading cause of injuries and injury-related deaths in those aged over 65 years. Balance and gait abnormalities are major reasons for falls in elderly. Exercise interventions improve gait and balance in the elderly. Despite the many proven benefits of exercise, many older adults in the US remain sedentary. This study targets at improving balance and gait with use of Wii-Fit as an exercise program.

Conditions

  • Gait, Unsteady
  • Postural Balance

Interventions

OTHER

Wii-Fit exercises

Wii-Fit exercises will be administered for 45 minutes 3 days of the week for 8 weeks

OTHER

Cognitive remediation exercises

Cognitive Remediation exercises will be administered for 45 minutes 3 days of the week for 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Kalpana Padala, MD · Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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