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Effects of virtual reality on the balance and mobility of elderly people living in nursing homes

Comparison of balance and mobility in postgraduate institutionalized elderly with virtual rehabilitation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9zbk7y
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-01-26
Start date
2016-11-11
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

Idosos saudáveis, idoso institucionalizado, com redução do equilíbrio postural.

Interventions

Twenty elderly people living in institutions of long stay (asylums), of both sexes, aged between 65 and 80, participated in the study. The elderly participants had a pre-intervention and post-interven
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Sponsors

Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciencias- UNESP Marilia
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciencias- UNESP Marilia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly people of both sexes; Institutionalized; Aged 65 or over; Good health condition; Good visual acuity or corrected visual acuity; Do not use polypharmacy, especially anti-hypnotics and antidepressants; It is a condition for the elderly to be able to stand without resting feet.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Elderly people over 85 years or younger than 65; With osteoarticular diseases; With neurological diseases; Elderly people who can not stand erect without support and / or with united feet; With hearing loss greater than 70%; Reduced visual acuity without correction; Making use of polypharmacy, including antidepressant and hypnotics; Hypotension

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Significant improvement of the static balance, determined by the use of the force platform, and functional mobility, determined by the use of timed up and go, after training with virtual reality.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Unrealized

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMarcos Scheicher

Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciencias- UNESP Marilia

mschecjer@unesp.marilia.br+55 (14) 3402-1300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)