NCT03607058

The Effects of Game Based Exercise Training on Balance and Postural Control in Patients With Ataxia

Ataksik Hastalarda Oyun Temelli Egzersiz Eğitiminin Denge ve Postural Kontrol Üzerine Etkisi

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was planned to investigate the effects of exercise training based on Microsoft Kinect application on balance and postural control in ataxic patients.

Detailed description

Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be divided into two groups randomly: 'Kinect and exercise training' and 'exercise training'. The assessments will be made by a blind investigator four times, before and after the implementation of both protocols. The evaluations will take approximately 1 hour. The demographic information of the cases will be recorded. Designed as cross over study, two treatment protocols will be used in this study. The first protocol will be Xbox Kinect application plus exercise program, the second protocol will be only exercise program. At the beginning of the study, 2 groups will be allocated (Group A and Group B) randomly. For group A, the Xbox Kinect application plus exercise program will be applied for the first 8 weeks. For group B, only exercise program will be applied therapy first 8 weeks. All assessments will be repeated before and after each therapy period. Exercise program will consist of selected balance, coordination and walking exercises according to the individual needs of patients. After 10 weeks washout period, patients will be included in the other group. All patients will take the treatment 1-hour, 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Ataxia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinect + Exercise Training	Kinect + Exercise Training : Patients will play Xbox Kinect games for 40 minutes and take the treatment for 20 minutes, 3 days in a week for 8 weeks. After 10 weeks washout period, patients will take the treatment 1-hour, 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.
OTHER	Exercise Training	Exercise Training: Patients will take the treatment 1-hour, 3 days in a week for 8 weeks. After 10 weeks washout period, patients will play Xbox Kinect games for 40 minutes and take the treatment for 20 minutes, 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-08-18
• Primary completion: 2020-10-30
• Completion: 2020-10-30
• First posted: 2018-07-31
• Last updated: 2022-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)