Effects of Game-based Virtual Reality Intervention on Senior Fitness, Fall Prevention and Balance Function Among Older Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Balance
• Interventions: Behavioral: Conventional health education; Behavioral: Game-based virtual reality (Game)

• Registration Number: NCT05779189
• Lead Sponsor: Taipei Medical University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness between game-based virtual reality intervention and conventional health education in improving older adults' balance knowledge, and let them know how to prevent falling. The intervention group will receive virtual reality games in person and read the health education flier, while the control group was assigned to read the health education flier and follow suit the video of balance exercise.

Detailed Description

Falls can lead to disability, sickbed and even death of the elderly, and it ranks second among the top ten which causes death in Taiwan. In the past, when multifaceted exercise interventions were conducted for the elderly, most of them focused on group strength training and aerobic exercise, but lacked individualized balance training, resulting in a low degree of cooperation.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study Start: 2022-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-15
• Study Completion: 2023-03-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Elderly people over the age of 65-99.

Exclusion Criteria

• cognitive impairment
• neurological diseases
• severe osteoporosis
• lower limb joint surgery
• discomfort symptoms during exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Conventional health education	Participants will receive conventional health education and 4 video of balance exercise.
Intervention	Game-based virtual reality (Game)	Participants will receive conventional health education and game-based virtual reality (game) in person.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance or sensory-Integration test	Right after the intervention	The balance of postural-stability test and the modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance (m-CTSIB) were performed using the Biodex Stability System (BSS; Biodex Medical Systems, Shirley, New York, USA).
Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Integration of Balance (m-CTSIB)	Right after the intervention	The m-CTSIB, which includes 4 sway indices, was conducted 4 sensory conditions: (1) eyes open whilst standing on a firm surface (EOFIS); (2) eyes closed whilst standing on a firm surface (ECFIS): (3) eves open whilst standing on an unstable (foam) surface (EOFOS); and (4) eyes closed whilst standing on an unstable (foam) surface (ECFOS).
Falls Efficacy Scale International	Right after the intervention	Participants were assessed by the questionnaire, and we recorded the points of the participants. The higher the point is, the more concerned they are about the falls.
Balance of postural-stability test	Right after the intervention	The balance of postural stability was tested according to 3 stability indices (overall stability; anterior-to-posterior stability; and medial-to-lateral stability).
Senior Fitness Test	Right after the intervention	Participants were assigned to do 2 tasks of the test. One is time up and go, and the other one is eyes-open single-leg stance test. We recorded the time (in seconds) they took.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Taipei Medical University; 🇨🇳 Taipei county, Taiwan