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Applicability of Kinect Sensor® in the Rehabilitation of Balance in the Elderly

NCT02436837 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2015-05-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

Taking into consideration the ongoing inversion of the population pyramid and the limitations and medical conditions, which predispose to episodes of falling among elderly people, the implementation of exercises and physical treatments capable of promoting postural balance in the group studied is made necessary.

Objectives:

Assess the influence of the electronic platform Kinect Sensor® (KS) as a tool in the treatment of postural balance in elderly individuals. Method: The study included 10 elderly (60 to 70 years old) and 10 young (20 to 30 years old) individuals. Treatment protocol composed of five weeks with sessions performed twice a week with application of KS. Initial and final evaluation included static and dynamic balance instruments: Berg Balance scale and Timed up and Go and Romberg Tandem tests.

Conditions

  • Balance
  • Elderly

Interventions

OTHER

sessions with virtual reality

sessions with virtual reality to improve the balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Juiz de Fora

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andre GF Oliveira, PhD · Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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