Aged, postural balance, gait and cognition
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group: 10 elderlies will participate of 14 training sessions with 4 Kinect Adventures games.
Control Group: 10 elderlies will participate of 14 training sessions of motor-cognitive train
Other
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Sponsors
Universidade de São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 120 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Community dwelling elderly individuals, aged 65 years or over; of both sexes; with a functional state capable of remaining standing, and walking without assistance; without cognitive impairment in the Mini-Mental State Examination89 (<18 for illiterate individuals and <26 for those with an educational level greater than 8 years); normal or corrected hearing acuity (Whisper Test)90; normal or corrected visual acuity (Snellen)91; with no prior experience with the games of the system; and who sign the Free and Clear Informed Consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neurological and orthopedic diseases; the inability to remain in a standing position or walk without assistance; cardiorespiratory diseases that result in clinical alterations; angina; cardiac insufficiency; decompensated blood pressure; behavioral alterations that interfere with the development of the study; incapacitating pain; a history of seizures; and missing more than three consecutive sessions without replacement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: Improvement of postural balance Method used to verify expected outcome: Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (MiniBest) Parameters: improvement of the postural control will be considered the increase of at least 10% in the total score of the Minibest after the intervention and 30 days after the end of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: improvement of postural balance Method used to verify expected outcome: Posturography, data obtained from the records of the Accu Gait Optimized ™ force platform Parameters: a reduction of at least 10% in the displacement of the center of pressure (COP) during the orthostatic posture obtained after the intervention and 30 days after the end of the intervention will be considered an improvement of the postural balance.;Expected outcome: improvement of cardio-respiratory capacity Method used to verify expected outcome: 6-minute step test Parameters: cardio-respiratory capacity will be considered to be improved by at least 10% increase in the number of step increments obtained after the intervention and 30 days after the end of the intervention.;Expected outcome: improvement in walking speed Method used to verify expected outcome: 10 meter walk test Parameters: an improvement in walking speed will be considered by increasing at least 10% of gait speed score obtained after intervention and 30 days after the end of the intervention.;Expected outcome: improvement in working memory Method used to verify expected outcome: Memory Check-up Test Parameters: memory improvement will be considered by increasing at least 10% of the score of the number of hits obtained after the intervention and 30 days after the end of the intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEliana Varise
Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed