Skip to content

Effects of virtual reality based exercise on mental and physical health of elderly resident in long-term care facility

Effects of virtual reality based exercises on mental health, physical performance, muscular quality, inflammatory profile and cerebral activity of elderly resident in long-term care facility: double-blind, randomized, controled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8dv3kg
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-10-10
Start date
2018-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Aging, neurocognitive impairments, postural balance

Interventions

The training will be conducted twice a week, totaling 16 sessions. Individuals will be allocated randomly into two groups: 1) Wii exercises (ECW)
and 2) exercises without Wii (ESW). Both groups will hold two familiarization sessions with their respective exercises. The ECW will perform exercises of the Wii Fit Plus systems (with Balance Board d
Other

Sponsors

Universidade Federal Fluminense
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be elderly long-term care facility resident. To have preserved comunication capacity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have a history of severe heart disease without medical release to perform physical exertion. To present acute musculoskeletal injuries that make it impossible to perform the exercises. To present severe sequelae of cerebrovascular accident or advanced neurodegenerative diseases. To present impossibility of applying the intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Avaliar o desempenho funcional por meio do Senior Fitness Test. O resultado é dado por uma pontuação tabelada, de acordo com a capacidade de execução dos testes pelo avaliado. Espera-se que após o treinamento com exergame essa pontuação venha a aumentar.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Avaliar o desempenho funcional por meio do Senior Fitness Test. O resultado é dado por uma pontuação tabelada, de acordo com a capacidade de execução dos testes pelo avaliado. Espera-se que após o treinamento com exergame essa pontuação venha a aumentar.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLuciana;Túlio Oliveira;Xavier-Rocha

Universidade Federal Fluminense;Universidade Federal Fluminense

cdbacharel@hotmail.com;tulio.fem@gmail.com(38)3229-8103;55 38 99934-3321

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026