NCT01229969|Completed
A Pilot Study of the Wii Fit as a Low-Cost Virtual Reality System to Evaluate Balance Ability in Older Adults
WiiFit
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WiiFit
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NIH
interventional
20
1 country
1
Study Start
August 2009
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
October 2011
Actual (reported)Study Completion
March 2012
Actual (reported)Accidental falls in older adults are highly prevalent and a major source of morbidity. Over 30% of people aged 65 or older fall each year with about half of these cases being recurrent. Falls may result in head trauma, bone fractures, and even death and are leading cause of both nonfatal and fatal injuries in older adults. The Nintendo Wii Fit is a suite of exercise and fitness video games using a balance board periphery developed for the Wii console. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and validity of the Nintendo Wii Fit, in detecting balance problems in older community dwelling adults.20 ambulatory older adults will be recruited to participate in this study.Subject will be asked to complete 1 study visit. In this visit information will be gathered about the subjects overall health including fall assessments. Qualified subjects will be randomized into two study groups where one group will begin the study with Wii Fit testing followed by NeuroCom EquiTest evaluation and the other group in reversed order.
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March 2012
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August 2009
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October 27, 2010
Actual (reported)October 28, 2010
Actual (reported)October 2011
Actual (reported)March 2012
Actual (reported)Feasibility and validity of the Wii Fit gaming system in detect balance problems in older adults
8 weeks
Measure balance assessment (test for Sensory Organization Test (SOT) and Limit of Stability (LOS).
Determine if the Wii Fit is valid and feasible in detecting balance problems in older adults
Ski Slaloms and Table Tilt
Sensory Organization Test (SOT) and Limit of Stability (LOS).
Atlanta VA Medical Center
Atlanta, Georgia, 30033, United States
Theodore M Johnson, MD,MPH
Atlanta Veteran Affairs Adminstration, Emory University School of Medicine
20 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
October 27, 2010
First Posted
October 28, 2010
Study Start
August 2009
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial
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Primary Completion
October 2011
Actual (reported)Study Completion
March 2012
Actual (reported)Last Updated
January 24, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-01
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