Balance Training for People With Multiple Sclerosis Using Nintendo Wii Fit
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sponsor
- Örebro County Council
- Enrollment
- 84
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Timed Up and Go Test From Day 1 to Day 42
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim is to evaluate balance training using Nintendo Wii Fit. The hypothesis is that a period of training will increase balance capacity och self-efficacy.
People with diagnosed multiple sclerosis are invited to participate. Estimation of study power gave that 29 people in each group was necessary to detect a difference in the primary outcome measure, Timed Up and Go test.
Other measures used are the Four square step test, Dynamic Gait Index, Timed stands test, 25 foot walking test, 12-item Walking scale and the ABC scale.
Participants were randomised to either training or control. The training consisted of 6 weeks training with Nintendo Wii Fit 30 minutes 2 times a week.
Investigators
Anette Forsberg, PhD
PhD, Research physical therapist
Örebro County Council
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed multiple sclerosis
- •Subjective experience of affected balance and walking
- •Being able to walk 100 meters with assistance
Exclusion Criteria
- •Cognitive or language deficits that prevents using the self-rating scales
- •Visual deficits that prevents training with television games
- •Weight above 149 kg
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Timed Up and Go Test From Day 1 to Day 42
Time Frame: Measured at day 1 (before the training period) and at day 42 (after the training period)
Change in seconds on the Timed Up and Go test (TUG). In the TUG test time is taken from rising from a chair, walking 3 meters, turning,walking back and sitting down.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in the 12 Item Walking Scale From Day 1 to Day 42(Measured at day 1 and day 42, before and after the training)
- Change in Score on the Dynamic Gait Index From Day 1 to Day 42(Measured at day 1 (before training) and day 42 (after training))
- Change in the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scalefrom Day 1 to Day 42(Measured at day 1 (before training) and day 42 (after training))