Geriatric Disorder Clinical Trial
Official title:
Are Serious Games Promoting Mobility an Attractive Alternative to Conventional Self-training for Elderly People? A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Verified date | February 2019 |
Source | Klinik Valens |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The main objective of this study is to determine whether elderly people in rehabilitation
setting show higher adherence to self-training when using computer-based-learning games (i.e.
the so called serious games) than when performing conventional exercises. Secondly the study
explores to which extend balance and mobility performances vary according to the mode of
self-training.
The primary study hypothesis is that elderly people practice longer and more frequently with
serious games than with a conventional exercise booklet. The secondary hypothesis is that
patients experience a significant higher improvement in their balance capacity by using
serious games compared to patients performing conventional exercises.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 54 |
Est. completion date | December 2015 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2015 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 65 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. +65 years old 2. Ability to walk independently over 20meters, with or without walking aids. 3. Self-training prescribed by the doctor 4. sufficient written and spoken knowledge of German to fill out questionnaires, with or without help. 5. Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cognitive impairment, defined as a Mini-Mental-State Examination (MMSE) score < 26. 2. Other limiting disorders hampering the practice of computer-based games (e.g. visual impairment, numbness, vertigo) |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Switzerland | Walenstadtberg Klinik | Walenstadtberg | Saint Gallen |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Klinik Valens | Office Ambient Assisted Living, State Secretariat for Education Research and Innovation, Switzerland |
Switzerland,
Bachmann S, Finger C, Huss A, Egger M, Stuck AE, Clough-Gorr KM. Inpatient rehabilitation specifically designed for geriatric patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 2010 Apr 20;340:c1718. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c1718. Review. — View Citation
Olney SJ, Nymark J, Brouwer B, Culham E, Day A, Heard J, Henderson M, Parvataneni K. A randomized controlled trial of supervised versus unsupervised exercise programs for ambulatory stroke survivors. Stroke. 2006 Feb;37(2):476-81. Epub 2006 Jan 12. — View Citation
Phillips EM, Schneider JC, Mercer GR. Motivating elders to initiate and maintain exercise. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Jul;85(7 Suppl 3):S52-7; quiz S58-9. Review. — View Citation
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WHO. Global recommendations on physical activity for health. Geneva, World Health Organisation, 2010.
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Intensity of self-training | Self-training intensity is defined as the frequency of training sessions (f) multiplied by the duration (T) of each training session. The training intensity (f x T) of the 10-days intervention are summated. These data are recorded daily in a logbook by the patient himself from t1 (which equates to approximately day 4 after admission) till the end of the intervention (t2) i.e. 10 workings days later. The logbook is then collected for data extraction at the end of the intervention (t2), which equates to approximately day 16-17 after patient's admission in the clinic. |
The intensity of self-training is recorded every day and thus from the begining (t1) till the end (t2) of the intervention phase ie. during 10 working days. | |
Secondary | Berg Balance Scale | The intervention lasts 10 working days (from t1 to t2), starting from day 4 of the patient's admission in the rehabilitation center. The Berg Balance Scale is a clinical test for static and dynamic balance abilities. It is assessed before the start of the intervention (t1), i.e. approximately at day 1-2 after admission and again at the end of the intervention phase (t2) 10 working days later, i.e. approximately at day 16-17 after admission. |
The test is performed at the before the start of the intervention (t1) and again at after the end of the intervention (t2) i.e. after 10 working days | |
Secondary | Falls Efficacy Scale - International version | The intervention phase lasts 10 working days (from t1 to t2), starting from day 4 of the patient's admission in the rehabilitation center. The Falls Efficacy Scale is a questionnaire measuring the fear of falling. It is assessed before the start of the intervention (t1), i.e. approximately at day 1-2 after admission and again at the end of the intervention phase (t2) 10 working days later, i.e. approximately at day 16-17 after admission. |
The questionnaire is completed at the before the start of the intervention (t1) and again at after the end of the intervention (t2) i.e. after 10 working days | |
Secondary | Local dynamic stability | Local Dynamic Stability (LDS), a non-linear gait stability index, has been advocated as an early indicator of risk for falls. LDS is measured with a tri-axial accelerometer and quantified by calculating Lyapunov exponent. | The test is performed at the before the start of the intervention (t1) and again at after the end of the intervention (t2) i.e. after 10 working days. |
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