NCT02889289

Using the Xbox Kinect for Chronic TBI

Balance and Endurance Outcomes for Chronic TBI Using the Xbox Kinect

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate the potential for improving balance for a single individual with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The participant will engage in supervised therapy using commercial games on the Xbox Kinect. This study will also evaluate the viability of improving cardiovascular fitness using this intervention as well. The investigators hypothesize that balance improvements will occur and that using the Xbox Kinect is a viable way of improving cardiovascular fitness.

Detailed description

Various forms of virtual reality (VR) training have been recently used for rehabilitation of neurological impairments including postural stability and coordination. Virtual reality training has also been shown to increase motivation and attention through its use of novel goal-directed challenges. The Xbox Kinect gaming system allows the Veteran to perform challenging full-body and goal-oriented activities. Balance improvements using laboratory developed games have been demonstrated in those with a history of TBI. However, the investigators are specifically interested if improvements can be made using commercial games which can be utilized in physical therapy clinics more readily. Exercise gaming has been shown to provide adequate intensity exercise to improve heart health in the healthy population. However, such benefits have not yet been investigated using the Xbox Kinect for individuals with a history of TBI.

Conditions

• Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Xbox One Kinect Gaming	The Veteran completed 15 sessions of supervised VR training. Each session lasted between 50 and 60 minutes in total. The intervention utilized 2 commercially available Xbox One Kinect games called "Shape Up" and "Kinect Sports: Rivals" to challenge both cardiovascular and balance systems. Each game is composed of mini-games (MG). Each MG lasted between 1:30 minutes to 4:00 minutes. Both games were played for approximately 25 minutes during each session. Rest breaks were allowed as the participant required them. Guarding by a therapist was provided dependent on the challenge of the game and the participant's abilities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2016-09-05
• Last updated: 2017-06-15
• Results posted: 2017-06-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States