Effects of Physical Fitness Using a Kinect Interventional System

NCT06216236 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: VGHKS20-CT4-25
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training can improve the quality of life of older adults in the community, standardize behavior regulation in exercise and improve fitness enthusiasm. Aerobic exercise training using the Kinect intervention system was more effective than traditional training

Conditions

Physical Fitness; Virtual Reality

Keywords

Physical fitness; Community dwelling elderly; Virtual reality; Frailty

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• The body mass index (BMI)

  Body mass index : The formula for calculating BMI is weight (kilograms, kg) divided by height squared (meters, m2)

  30 min/session 3 sessions/week for 8 weeks.

• waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)

  2 Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) Waist circumference is an important indicator to measure abdominal obesity. Waist-to-hip ratio is one of the important indicators of obesity in the elderly, and is also a predictor of simple cardiovascular diseases. Waist measurement is taken by standing with feet shoulder-width apart using a tape measure to measure the horizontal circumference parallel to the navel;

  30 min/session 3 sessions/week for 8 weeks.

• chair stand test

  30 min/session 3 sessions/week for 8 weeks.

• grip strength measurement

  30 min/session 3 sessions/week for 8 weeks.

• 6-minute walk (6MWT) tests

  30 min/session 3 sessions/week for 8 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The Quality of Life Questionnaire by World Health Organization .

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training

EXPERIMENTAL

Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training

Other: Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training; Other: aerobic dance training

aerobic dance training

NO INTERVENTION

aerobic exercise at home.

Interventions

Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training OTHER

A Kinect intervention system was used in the experimental group. The video displayed a skeletal simulation of the action. The participants could see their own actions and those of the teacher. After the video was completed, an accurate score for each action was displayed.

Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training

aerobic dance training OTHER

The control group used a video that did not show a skeletal simulation of the action and only saw the teachers movements.

Kinect intervention system combined with aerobic exercise training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• (1) individuals \>60 years old who live in the community; (2) use of the SOF scale for frailty to evaluate the three assessments, any one of which satisfy the \"pre-frailty\" criteria; (3) able to walk independently for 5 minutes, regardless if they need a walking aid; and (4) medication usage has been stable in the past month.

You may not qualify if:

• (1) those with psychiatric diseases or comorbidities based on the DSM-IV criteria and had psychiatric comorbidities (e.g., major depressive disorder); (2) clinically diagnoses of dementia (dementia) or other severe cognitive impairments (Mini-Mental State Examination score \<24 points); and (3) other neurological, orthopedic, and unstable diseases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wan-Yun Huang: lead
• National Cheng Kung University: collaborator
• Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kaohsiung City, 813, Taiwan

Location

National Cheng Kung University

Tainan, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Huang WY, Liou IH, Chang ST, Lee CH, Du YC, Cherng RJ. Effects of physical fitness using a Kinect system for pre-frail community-dwelling older adults. Front Public Health. 2025 Jun 11;13:1498606. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1498606. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 40567995 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Frailty

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Shin-Tsu mr Chang, PhD

  Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2023
• First Posted: January 22, 2024
• Study Start: February 3, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 3, 2025
• Study Completion: December 3, 2025
• Last Updated: December 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (2)