Effects of virtual reality guided seated reaching exercises on gait, posture and postural control after hip fractures - a randomized controlled trial

Effects of virtual reality guided seated reaching exercises in hip fractures - Effects of virtual reality guided seated reaching exercises in hip fractures

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055542

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-19

Start date

2024-09-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Hip Fractures

Interventions

The standard intervention involves virtual reality-guided seated reaching exercises for two weeks (five times a week), with 100 reaches per session. The standard intervention involves seated reaching

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Surgery after fracture of the hip fractures Patient after surgery for more than 4 weeks. The patient can stand without upper limb support. The patient can gait more than 10 meters (no device, cane, walker). Pain on gait is less than 3 on the Numerical Rating Scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hemiplegia after stroke Under 65 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
10 metre walk time Evaluation period: Pre-intervention and 2 weeks post-intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Standing centre of gravity sway, spinal alignment in sitting position, lower limb muscle strength (hip abduction, knee extension), lower limb joint range of motion (hip flexion, knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion), trunk muscle cross-sectional area (multifidus, psoas major, erector spinae muscle), trunk muscle thickness (internal oblique, external oblique, transverse abdominal muscle), dynamic balance ability, and use of walking aids (No device, cane, walker)	—

Measure

Time frame

Standing centre of gravity sway, spinal alignment in sitting position, lower limb muscle strength (hip abduction, knee extension), lower limb joint range of motion (hip flexion, knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion), trunk muscle cross-sectional area (multifidus, psoas major, erector spinae muscle), trunk muscle thickness (internal oblique, external oblique, transverse abdominal muscle), dynamic balance ability, and use of walking aids (No device, cane, walker)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKengo Kawanishi

Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences Inclusive Medical Science Research Institute

kengo_kawanishi@morinomiya-u.ac.jp0666166911

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026