Study of the Impact of Implicit Motor Training in a Rehabilitation Programme in Frail Elderly Subjects

Study of the Impact of Implicit Motor Training Using a Virtual Reality System and Serious Games on a Tablet Computer in a Rehabilitation Programme in Frail Elderly Subjects

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02855853

Acronym

MAAMI

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-04

Start date

2016-01-01

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2026-02-10

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Conditions

Rehabilitation Frail Elderly Subjects

Brief summary

Even though cognitive-motor performances are impaired in frail elderly subjects compared with healthy elderly subjects, exercising cognitive-motor processes in an implicit manner can improve the carrying out of real actions in everyday life. No training programme using virtual reality and serious games oriented towards the perception/action system has been tested in frail elderly subjects. The expected results are: * In the short term, greater strengthening of motor and cognitive abilities in subjects trained with the virtual reality and serious games, thanks to stimulation through action and through the underlying processes. * In the long term (+1 and +3 months at the end of the training period) better preservation of motor and cognitive abilities in subjects who took part in the virtual reality and serious games programme.

Interventions

OTHERserious game et virtual reality

OTHERNintendo Wii

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients : * Who have provided oral consent * Enrolled in a geriatric rehabilitation programme * Qualified as cognitively frail, that is to say a MiniMental State Examination (MMSE) score between 15 and 28 and/or for motor abilities, a walking speed less than 0.65 m/s. * Aged ≥ 65 years * Able to understand simple instructions

Exclusion criteria

Patients: * Not covered by national health insurance * With an extremely low cognitive status (MMSE \< 15) * With severely impaired vision and audition (unable to discern any sensory information from the virtual reality system: music, sounds, images) * Who are unstable when standing * With an unsteady gait (risk of falling) * Who cannot walk at least 10 metres * With an acute non-stabilized cardiovascular disease * With one or several non-consolidated fractures. * Under guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in performance at the Timed Up and Go (TUG) in the group taking part in the implicit motor training programme compared with a group having conventional motor training.	Change from baseline at Day0 and after 6 weeks of training

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026