Balance gaming: Video game balance training in elderly

Completed

Conditions: Afname van de houdingscontrole of verslechtering van balans agv het ouder worden
impaired dynamic balance
postural control

Registration Number: NL-OMON35074

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

To qualify, individuals are healthy older adults aged between 65 and 85 who are living independetnly in a senior appartement. Subjects are able to walk without aids to a nearby shop (100 m) , have the hand function to use the interface and grasp the safety bar of the balance apparatus, understand verbal instructions and have the visual ability to perceive the information presented on the screen of our apparatus..

Exclusion Criteria

Criteria for exclusion are elderly with orthopaedic or neurological disorders which prevent them from walking without aids or pressing the buttons on our interface, with visual deficiencies that prevent them from perceiving information on the display, or with cognitive impairment that prevent them from understanding our instructions

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Changes of scores on the generic functional balance tests:<br /><br>- Berg Balance Scale<br /><br>- Standing quiet with feet parallel and in tandem stance (FICSIT-4 balance<br /><br>scale)<br /><br>- Figure of eight test<br /><br><br /><br>Changes in postural control quantified by measures of anterior-posterior (AP)<br /><br>and medio-lateral accelerations (Lamoth et al., 2009b):<br /><br>- Root mean square as a measure of the amplitude<br /><br>- Coefficient of variation to quantify trunk variability<br /><br>- Sample entropy indexes the regularity or smoothness of the trunk accelerations<br /><br>- Local stability exponents quantifies the stability of the trunk<br /><br>accelerations.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>General intake questionnaires:<br /><br>- Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) measures fear of falling. The total FES score is<br /><br>the sum of all activities, the higher the score the more fear of falling is<br /><br>present.<br /><br>- The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE), measures the amount of<br /><br>physical activity of the preceding week and. A higher score indicates more<br /><br>physical activity.<br /><br><br /><br>Before and after the start of the intervention period the self-regulation<br /><br>questionnaire for exercise (SRQ-E) adapted for elderly and balance and eight<br /><br>visual analogue scales (VAS) will be administered to evaluate intrinsic and<br /><br>extrinsic motivation to use interactive games for physical training. </p><br>