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Virtual kayak paddling exercise for older adults

The effects of kayak paddling exercise with virtual reality on muscle performance and cognitive function in community dwelling older adults

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0002453
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-09-06
Start date
2015-03-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Therapeutic exercise) : The interventions are virtual kayak paddling exercise and home exercise. The experimental group was performed virtual kayak paddling exercise and the control group was e
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This exercise program was modified for kayaking paddling. The exercise was conducted twice a week for 6 weeks. Each session comprised of 10 min of warm-up activities, 40 min of kayak paddling exercise

Sponsors

Sahmyook University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The following inclusion criteria were used: community-dwelling elderly subjects aged 65 years or older, mild cognitive impairment with below 26 points on the Montreal cognitive assessment, able communicate and to commit to six weeks of intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they had musculoskeletal impairment of the upper extremities, neurological impairment, visual deficits, psychological problems such as depression, untreated medical conditions, and disabled in sitting for a long time.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postural balance (static balance test, one leg standing test, timed up and go test, functional reach test, Burg balance test, four square step test)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Muscle performance (arm curl test, handgrip strength);Cognitive function (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, General practitioner assessment of cognition)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactWonjae Choi

Sahmyook University

sadman5@naver.com+82-2-3399-1638

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026