The effect of video game playing in older adults

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cognition; Physical ability; Sleep; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000259448
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male and female adults aged 60 years and over
2. Able to ambulate
3. Normal and/or corrected visual sensory
4. Non-expert console gamers, defined as playing video games less than 1 hr/week for the past 2 years (Boot, Kramer, Simons, Fabiani, & Gratton, 2008)
5. Scores 24 or higher on Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) (Folstein, Folstein, & McHugh, 1975)
6. Do not have risk against physical activity
7. Have less than two moderate to vigorous aerobic or resistance training sessions of more than 20 minutes per week (Moul, Goldman, & Warren, 2005), and
8. Understand written and spoken English

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosed with neurodegenerative disorders, mental health disorders and epilepsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified