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Effects of Board Games on Balance in Association With Cognition in Community-Dwelling Elderly.

NCT06047769 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2024-05-21

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Summary

As age progress incidence of fall increases. Cognitively impaired patients have poor balance and they are more prone to falls. Balance and cognitive functions are co-related in middle-aged and community-dwelling elderly. In fact age-related cognitive decline as the brain ages it has exceptional neuroplasticity. To maintain balance and prevent falls various cognitive processes are required. Board games can be used as tools for cognitive training as they have the means to restore and form motor skills, cognitive functioning, and logical and spatial thinking. Cognitive training using simple games might improve the elements of balance and gait, and prevent falls.

Conditions

  • Geriatric Population

Interventions

OTHER

Board Games

Participants will receive cognitive training in board games including Ludo, Chutes \& Ladder and Chess with both single and multiplayer modes. After 1 week of training, participants will receive intervention of 1 hour per day, three days a week for 8 weeks completing a total of 1440 minutes. With this technique, we will target the cognitive process of information processing, speed and executive function of the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Imran Amjad, PhD · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-22
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2024-01-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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