Mental Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The physical exercises will be performed twice a week, totaling 16 sessions. The elderly will be divided into two groups, balanced by gender, age and schooling: 1) physical exercise with video game (E
2) physical exercises without video game (EX)(25 subjects). Both groups will perform 2 sessions for familiarization of the exercises.
The EVG will perform exercises of the Nintendo Wii video game Syst
Agachamento (Rowing squat) (Wii Fit Plus)
Corrida (Free Run) (Wii Fit Plus)
Step (Free Step) (Wii Fit Plus)
Boxe (Wii Sports)
Dança (dance) (Wii EA Active).
The EX will perform exercises exactly the same as the EVG. The movements are the same, even in their frequency of realization, but the EX will not have the visualization
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criterion, having Clinica Dementia Rating 0.5; 1 and 2, with a minimum of three years of formal study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria, previous history of severe cardiopathy will be excluded; Acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries that preclude the performance of exercises; Visual impairment that precludes the visualization of games; severe cognitive decline; Present other mental illnesses.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find difference between levels of biomarkers: increased levels of Brain-Derived Neutrophic Factors, Irisin, and decreased levels of Cortisol, Inflammatory Cytokines measured in blood and saliva. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a reduction in depressive symptoms analyzed by the geriatric depression scale for the group that perform activities with virtual reality.;It is expected to find better performance in the cognitive tests of the elderly who performed physical activity with virtual reality, through the mini mental exam, digit spam, floor maze test, stroop test, clock test, verbal fluency test and Montreal Cognitive Assessment.;It is expected to find a better performance in the functional tests of the elderly who performed physical activity with virtual reality, in the tests of the senior fitness test, stabilometry, dual task stabilometry, get up and go test with dual task, Berg balance scale and gait .;It is expected to find an improvement in fall confidence through a higher score on the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES-I). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuiz Felipe;Luiz Felipe Figueiredo;Figueiredo
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro;Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed