Institutionalized older adults, healthy, depressive, demented, parkinsonism
Conditions
Interventions
Randomized stduy with parralell groups. Interventions were applied in two groups: 1) exercise with virtual reality (experimental group, n=9) and 2) exercise without virtual reality (active control gro
Other
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Sponsors
Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurologia - Neurociências da Universidade Federal Fluminense
Centro de Tratamento para a Doença de Alzheimer, Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Living at long term care institution for elderly; Aged 60 years or more.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No medical release to perform physical effort; acute musculoskeletal injury; advanced neurodegenerative disease; incapacity of communication; incapacity to understand simple commands
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Enhancement of 10% are expected in cognitive performance pre- and post-intervention. Primary outcomes are: global cognitive function, executive function, short-term memory, work memory and semantic memory, verified by Mini Mental of State Exam, Trail Test and Floor Maze Test, Digit Span Forward, Digit Span Backward, Verbal Fluency Test, respectively. Preliminarly, acute results were up to 21% higher. Chronic effect is still being analyzed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Enhancement of 10% are expected in physical performance pre- and post-intervention. Primary outcomes are: functional capacity, postural balance and gait, verified by Senior Fitness Test, posturography and kinematic analysis, respectively. There is no analysis of acute effect. Chronic effect is still being analyzed. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRenato Monteiro Junior
Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurologia - Neurociências da Universidade Federal Fluminense
Outcome results
None listed