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Effects of the Nintendo Wii Fit Game Training on Balance

NCT03983642 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-06-12

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Summary

This study is a single-blinded prospective longitudinal randomized controlled trial (RCT). The experiment took place over a period of eight weeks. Elderly participants were randomized into two groups (intervention and control). Participants of each group were followed-up carefully by assessors over three times per week, for a total of 24 sessions and during the data collection periods as well. Dynamic and static balance measures were compared between the groups on two occasions (baseline, and post-test). Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and the Nintendo Wii Balance Board (NWBB) were used to measure the dynamic and static balance respectively.

Conditions

  • Balance; Distorted

Interventions

DEVICE

Wii balance board

Numerous video games exist to interact with the Wii Balance Board. One game that has been used in prior balance studies is Wii Fit. On the first 4 weeks, balance training started with "Soccer Heading" game. The participants were asked to control their avatar by leaning to left or to the right in order to avoid the objects that were thrown towards them, and try to score the balls inside the net. The participants performed 3 sets of 5 rounds (2min each), totaling 30 min, and rested for 1 min between each set. "Table Tilt" game continued for the remaining 4 weeks. Participants tried to enter balls into the holes by shifting their body weight on the balance board causing it to tilt in all directions. This game was divided into multiple levels of 30 seconds each, repeated over 30 min, with a one-minute rest interval between every 10 minutes of training. Moreover, 20 extra seconds were added each time a participant has won a level.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lebanese German University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-01
Primary Completion
2018-09-20
Completion
2018-09-20

Countries

  • Lebanon

Study Locations

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