Virtual Reality-based Exercise in Older Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Distorted; Balance; Motor Deficit
• Interventions: Other: Balance Training

• Registration Number: NCT02043834
• Lead Sponsor: University of Arizona

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate an innovative virtual reality-based balance training intervention for improving clinically relevant motor performances (balance and gait) in older adults.

We hypothesize that the virtual reality-based balance training intervention will improve balance and gait performances in older adults compared to a control group receiving usual care only.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-21
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-23
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Status Verified: 2014-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-07-25
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• ability to ambulate without assistance
• willingness to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• severe neurologic, cardiovascular, metabolic, or psychiatric disorders
• severe visual impairment
• cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Balance Training	Balance Training	Balance training will be conducted individually two times per week for 4 weeks. Each training session will include virtual reality tasks such as "ankle reaching" and "obstacle crossing" using a virtual obstacle shown on a computer screen. Each session will last 30 - 45 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postural Balance	after 4 weeks	Postural Balance during quiet standing for 30 seconds will be assessed using validated wearable sensor technologies (BalanSens™)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive status	4 weeks	Changes in cognitive status will be measured by the Trail Making Test and the Category Fluency Test
Functional performance	4 weeks	Functional performance will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test and the Alternate Step Test
Gait performance	4 weeks	Gait performance will be measured using validated wearable sensor technology (LEGSys™)
Quality of life	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Villa Hermosa - Senior Living Tucson; 🇺🇸 Tucson, Arizona, United States