NCT04377191

The Effect of Different Virtual Reality Trainings on Gait, Balance and Posture of Individuals With Dementia

Comparison of The Effect of Two Different Virtual Reality Trainings on Gait, Balance and Posture of Individuals With Dementia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Dementia, a part of geriatric syndrome, is characterized by the deterioration of multiple cognitive domains such as memory, language, orientation, learning and personality as a result of damage to the central nervous system and in terms prognosis persistent and often progressive clinical condition. In the epidemiological studies it is stated that the number of the dementia affected people approximately 2 times in every 20 years. In several studies, it has been mentioned that cognitive disorders affect individuals' motor function such as gait and postural responses. These effects lead to a vicious circle by causing immobilization of individuals due to a decrease in cognitive functions in addition to immobilization due to aging. The lack of pharmacological therapies to change the prognosis of dementia, emphasizes physical activity methods due to its neurological contributions. However, due to the fact that conventional exercise programs are seen as boring in terms of elderly individuals and the exercise attendance rates are low, the virtual reality (VR) training have been preferred recently. To the best of the investigator's knowledge, there is no study examining the effect of different virtual reality trainings on the spatio-temporal characteristics of the gait, posture and balance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of different virtual reality trainings on these parameters.

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	exergame	Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect The exercises were advanced from simple to complex. The program started with exercises in a sitting position. In the next stage, the games requiring weight transfer and use of upper limbs in standing position were continued. The program ended with games that require more complex movements such as lunge and mini squats.
OTHER	exergame	ALDA In the training, games that could be controlled by balance swing, trunk movements and weight transfer in sitting or standing position were used.
OTHER	exercise	Standard Exercise Program The program included warm-up, main exercise and cooling. Warm-up and cooling included neck, trunk, upper-lower extremity range of movement (ROM) exercises and stretching exercises. Main exercise included postural alignment, strengthening for trunk and lower extremity, balance and walking exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-25
• Primary completion: 2019-11-09
• Completion: 2019-12-24
• First posted: 2020-05-06
• Last updated: 2020-05-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)