Wii Intervention in a Geriatric Evaluation Location (WIGEL)
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Frail older adultsPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000535077
- Lead Sponsor
- Flinders University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
65 years of age or older
Mini Mental State Examination score of 21/30 or more
Exclusion Criteria
Not given medical clearance by the treating team to participate
Unable to perform sit-to-stand with only standby assistance
More than 150kg
Poor vision (less than 6/18 on Snellen Chart)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Timed Up and Go (TUG) - A test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons[At the time of discharge from the Geriatric Evaluation Mangement (GEM) unit and 1 month post discharge];Activities Specific Balance Confidence Scale[At the time of discharge from the GEM unit, 1 month post discharge and 6 months after discharge]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Modified Berg Balance Scale[At the time of discharge from the GEM unit and 1 month post discharge];Short Physical Performance Battery[At the time of discharge from the GEM unit and 1 month post discharge];Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Scale[At the time of discharge from the GEM unit and 1 month post discharge];Functional Independence Measure[At the time of discharge from the GEM unit and 1 month post discharge]