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A study to prevent falls of the elderly by implementing a Virtual Reality program and Motor imagery training that can be easily applied indoors to the elderly

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Not Applicable
Registration Number
KCT0006053
Lead Sponsor
ambu University
Brief Summary

As a result of this study, the three periods and group interactions were statistically significant in all variables (p<.05). According to the period, the virtual reality program showed significant difference in both plantar pressure (p<.05), and there was no significant difference in motor imagery training only in left and right static plantar pressure (p>.05). The static balance ability was significantly different in both the virtual reality group and the motor imagery training group than before training in the body center movement area (p<.05). In addition, there was a significant difference in the sense of balance during opening and closing eyes in the virtual reality group (p<.05), but there was no significant difference in the image training group (p>.05). There were significant differences in TUG, depression, and fall efficacy in both groups (p<.05). In the post-test (6 weeks), there was a significant difference between the virtual reality group and the control group, the motor imagery training group and the control group (p<.05). TUG showed a significant difference between the virtual reality group and the control group in the post-test (6 weeks) (p<.05). There was a significant difference in depression between the virtual reality group and the control group, the motor imagery training group and the control group at the post-test (6 weeks) and follow-up (8 weeks) (p<.05).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

A. Korean mini-mental status assessment (MMSE-K) score of 24 or higher
B. Vividness of movement imagination questionnaire (VMIQ) score 2.26 or less
C. Those who are not impaired in vestibular function, vision, and hearing.
D. Persons who can walk independently of their daily lives
E. Musculoskeletal lesions and persons without surgery history within the last six months
F. A person who does not take medication that affects his or her balance ability.
G. Those who have not been exercising regularly for the last six months to affect the experiment.
H. Those who do not have progressive or neurological disorders (stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
I. A person who voluntarily agreed to this study

Exclusion Criteria

A. A person who does not meet the selection criteria
B. Who wants to stop research while it's in progress

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plantar pressure(Static, Dynamic);Movement area about in the central of the body;balance sensory when people stick to opening eyes;balance sensory when people stick to closing eyes;Timed up and go(TUG);Depression
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Falls efficacy
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