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Conditions
Interventions
The total exergame training consists of 45 minutes
the first day the game will be played in two blocks of 15 minutes. The second day the participants perform one block of 15 minutes exergame training, to avoid that fatigue would affect the results on
the distance to skate is longer) the same lateral weight-shifting movements are required to move the avatar on the screen.
As pre- and posttest three balance tests are performed:
- Balance perturbat
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To qualify adults are aged between 65 and 90 and are able to walk 15 minutes without aids, understand verbal instructions and the ‘written’ informed consent and information letter and have the visual ability to perceive the information presented on the screen
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Older adults who are not able to walk without aids, with orthopaedic or neurological disorders which prevent them for standing and reaching, have visual or hearing deficiencies that prevent them from perceiving or hearing presented information or/and have cognitive impairments that prevent them from understanding our instructions. Regular skaters (i.e. weekly training) are excluded as well.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Study parameters of the balance perturbation test oResponse types: in-place response or stepping response; single step, multiple steps and ‘fall’ oBalance recovery in terms of bodily displacement: step length, step width, presence of an APA (anticipatory postural adjustment), COM displacement, COP displacement and accelerations. oBalance recovery in terms of reaction times: onset latency (time to initial response), time to foot-off, time to foot-contact -Study parameters of the target-directed weight-shifting test: accuracy, fluency and speed of the weight-shifting movements based on the CoP trajectory and the duration of the weight-shifting movement[26]. -The Narrow Ridge Balance Test (NRBT) is a test that is sensitive to assess balance performance in older adults. Because the difficulty of the test increases with the balance capacity of the participants ceiling effects are avoided, and each participant is exposed to a maximally challenging task. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLianne de Vries
Antonius Deusinglaan 1 - gebouw 3216, kamer 212
Outcome results
None listed