Virtual Reality as a Tool for Rehabilitation on Elderly People

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aged
• Interventions: Device: videogame; Device: treadmill

• Registration Number: NCT02598882
• Lead Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho

Brief Summary

Assessment of energy expenditure and the quadriceps muscle fatigue of healthy seniors, after two physical activities, being one of an activity guided by interactive video game (Xbox) and another on the treadmill. The participants will perform the activities in two different days, the order will be obtained by randomization.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-09
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-06
• Study Completion: 2016-11
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• Participate in this study elderly
• Of both sexes,
• Over 60 years,
• without cardiac and respiratory diseases
• Who accept to participate in the research, giving your consent by signing the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who oppose the signing of the informed consent
• Submit proposals and activities intolerance who can't understand or accomplish correctly the procedures due to physical and or mental limitations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
videogame	videogame	patients will be 30 minutes of activity with video games, before and after exercise the same shall be assessed as fatigue of quadriceps by surface electromyography
treadmill	treadmill	patients will be 30 minutes of activity on treadmill, before and after exercise the same shall be assessed as fatigue of quadriceps by surface electromyography

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of quadriceps muscle fatigue	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of peripheral oxygen saturation	one year	During the activities the patients will be evaluated as the peripheral oxygen saturation, by means of a Pulse Oximeter.
Assessment of energy expenditure	one year	during the implementation of the proposed activities, patients will be assessed to the energy expenditure with the use of an armband
Evaluation of heart rate's	one year	during the activities the patients will be evaluated as the heart rate variation, by means of a frequency meter

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dirceu Costa; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil