Accidental Falls Clinical Trial
Official title:
Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Primary Care Intervention Using the NintendoTM Wii Console to Improve Balance and Decrease Falls in the Elderly (EWii)
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the usefulness of an intervention utilizing the NintendoTM Wii console in order to improve balance, thereby decreasing both the fear of falling as well as the number of falls, and to evaluate the correlation between balance as determined by the console and the value obtained in the Tinetti tests and the one foot stationary test.
Balance alteration is a risk factor for falls in elderly individuals that has physical,
psychological and economic consequences. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the
usefulness of an intervention utilizing the NintendoTM Wii console in order to improve
balance, thereby decreasing both the fear of falling as well as the number of falls, and to
evaluate the correlation between balance as determined by the console and the value obtained
in the Tinetti tests and the one foot stationary test.
Methods/Design: This is a controlled, randomized clinical trial of individual assignment,
carried out on patients over 70 years in age, from five primary care centers in the city of
Mataró (Barcelona). 380 patients were necessary for the intervention group that carried out
the balance board exercises in 2 sessions per week for a 3 month period, and 380 patients in
the control group who carried out their usual habits. Balance was evaluated using the
Tinetti test, the one foot stationary test and with the console, at the start of the study,
at the end of the intervention (3 months) and one year later. Quarterly telephone follow-up
was also conducted to keep track of falls and their consequences.
Discussion: The study aimed to connect the community with a technology that may be an easy
and fun way to assist the elderly in improving their balance without the need to leave home
or join rehabilitation groups, offering greater comfort for this population and decreasing
healthcare costs since there is no need for specialized personnel.
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