EXERGAMING VERSUS CONVENTIONAL BALANCE EXERCISES ON BALANCE COMPROMISED GERIATRIC POPULATIONS: A RANDOMIZED CLINCAL TRIAL
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 46
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- BERG BALANCE SCALE
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This randomized clinical trial aims to compare the effects of exergaming using the Nintendo Wii Fit balance training program and conventional balance exercises on balance and fear of falling in older adults. Participants aged 60 to 80 years with moderate balance impairment defined by a Berg Balance Scale score between 21 and 40 will be included. A total of 46 participants will be randomly allocated into two groups: an exergaming group and a conventional balance exercise group. Both groups will undergo eight weeks of supervised balance training sessions. The primary outcome measure will be improvement in balance assessed using the Berg Balance Scale, and the secondary outcome will be the reduction in fear of falling assessed using the Falls Efficacy Scale. The study aims to determine whether exergaming provides better functional balance improvement and engagement compared to conventional balance exercises in older adults.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- Masking
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 60.00 Year(s) to 80.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1.Age between 60 and 80 years.
- •2.Moderate balance impairment Berg Balance Scale score 21
- •3.Ability to walk independently or with minimal assistance.
- •4.Both male and female participants.
- •A score of greater than 23 on the Falls Efficacy Scale International FES I indicating fear of falling.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1.Musculoskeletal impairments.
- •Vestibular or visual deficits.
- •3.Inability to walk.
- •Postural hypotension.
- •Presence of pacemakers or history of seizures.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
BERG BALANCE SCALE
Time Frame: BASELINE DAY-0,POST INTERVENTION DAY 42
Secondary Outcomes
- FALL EFFICACY SCALE(BASELINE DAY-0,POST INTERVENTION DAY 42)
Investigators
THANSIL M S
CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MYSORE.