NCT01503203

Physical Virtual Training for Older Women

Physical Virtual Training Effectiveness on Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain, Body Balance, Functional Autonomy and Mood of Older Women

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade Gama Filho · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 65 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study will be assess the effectiveness of the physical virtual training on nonspecific chronic low back pain, body balance, functional autonomy and mood of older women. Two groups will be formed. One will do strength exercises and core training. The other group will do the same exercises more virtual activities with Nintendo Wii. Will be measure pre and post-intervention of the responses already shown above.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Strength Training	It will be does three times per week. The exercises are: squat, single leg squat, leg extension, leg curl, chair adductor, chair abductor and double plantar flexion.
OTHER	Core training	Exercises for trunk stabilization. Will be lateral, front and back bridges. It will be does three times per week with three sets between fifteen and third seconds.
OTHER	Physical Virtual Training	The video game (Nintendo Wii and Wii Balance Board) will used for intervention. After strength and core training will be applied the physical virtual training during thirty minutes. Tho total time session for the Wii Group will be 110 minutes.
OTHER	Strength Training	It will be does three times per week. The exercises are: squat, single leg squat, leg extension, leg curl, chair adductor, chair abductor and double plantar flexion.
OTHER	Core Training	Exercises for trunk stabilization. Will be lateral, front and back bridges. It will be does three times per week with three sets between fifteen and third seconds.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2012-01-02
• Last updated: 2012-01-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil