Exergame, Long-term Care Facility, Major Neurocognitive Disorder, Nursing Home
Conditions
Brief summary
This study evaluates the feasibility of the intervention and the study design.
Detailed description
This study evaluates the feasibility of the intervention and the study design. Furthermore, it investigates the effects of an exergame training including strength, balance, cognitive and pelvic floor muscle training. The main risk in this study is related to potential accidents/falls during the training (and not mainly to the data acquisition procedures). But as the difficulty of the training game is adaptive, the participants will always be challenged on an appropriate level for their physical condition. Furthermore, before and after the training period, several low risk measurements are conducted. This study contributes to fundamental research investigating how multicomponent exergame training influence physical and cognitive functions.
Interventions
DEVICEMotor-cognitive training device
Motor-cognitive training device
Physical activity program
Sponsors
Davy Vancampfort
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 60+ years * Living in residency de Wingerd in Leuven (at least two weeks here) * Being able to straight for minimal 10 minutes without aids * Visual acuity with correction sufficient to see on a TV screen * diagnosed with major neurocognitive disorder
Exclusion criteria
* Mobility impairments that don't allow to play the exergame * Any unstable cardiovascular or other health condition which according to the American College of Sports Medicine Standards might lead to unsafe participation (e.g. recent cardiac infarction, uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension) * Orthopaedic or neurological diseases that prevent exergame training * Rapidly progressive or terminal illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility | 2 years | Recruitment rate Adherence Attrition Time management of the assessments during pre-/post-measurements and the intervention Safety |
| Motor functions | 2 years | Recruitment rate Adherence Attrition Time management of the assessments during pre-/post-measurements and the intervention Safety Short Physical Performance Battery 1 - Minute Sit to Stand Test |
| Cognitive functions | 2 years | Montréal Cognitive Assessment Mini-Mental State Examination |
| Mental health | 2 years | Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia Neuropsychiatric Inventory Dementia Quality of Life |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactNathalie Swinnen
Backup ContactDavy Vancampfort
Outcome results
None listed