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Gamified Digital Balance Assessment

NCT07088848 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-07-28

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Summary

A randomized controlled trial involving 30 older adults will compare the digitalized Brief-BESTest and the GDBA. Quantitative outcomes included perceived exertion, enjoyment, competence, pressure, and intention to continue use. Qualitative interviews explore user experience.

Conditions

  • Disease Prevention

Interventions

DEVICE

Gamified Digital Balance Assessment

The GDBA further enhances the digitalized Brief-BESTest experience by incorporating gamification elements tailored to older adults, including points, avatars, real-time performance graphs, and leaderboards. The system provides automated feedback and maintains engagement through periodic avatar demonstrations when user inactivity is detected. Upon meeting task initiation criteria, a countdown triggers data capture. The interface is designed for accessibility, featuring a high-contrast color scheme (black background with orange/green highlights), voice prompts, and intuitive controls. Upon completion, users receive a comprehensive report including total score, task-level feedback and training recommendations. A leaderboard feature promotes continued engagement, with gamified training modules under development. At the end of the assessment, the system displays a summary including total balance score, task-specific feedback, a fall risk rating, and personalized training suggestions. Users

DEVICE

Digitalized Brief-BESTest design

The digitalized Brief-BESTest was designed to digitize and automate the Brief-BESTest. While the traditional clinician-administered Brief-BESTest relies on subjective scoring, the digitalized Brief-BESTest enables self-guided assessments with automated, objective scoring-improving accessibility in community and home settings. The system employs OpenPose to capture skeletal data via a standard 2D camera, tracking 17 anatomical landmarks (e.g., nose, neck, shoulders, hips, knees). Ten joint angles relevant to static and dynamic postural tasks (e.g., standing, sitting, single-leg stance, and simulated falls) are computed. The torso is defined as a vector from the neck to the midpoint between the hips, serving as a reference for postural alignment. To convert pixel-based coordinates into metric units, the system uses the user's self-reported height with adjustments based on ISO anthropometric standards (correction factors: 10.77 cm for males, 10.06 cm for females) to approximate true body

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-20
Primary Completion
2025-08-10
Completion
2025-12-20

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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