Exergaming for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Novel Mat Exergaming to Improve the Physical Performance, Cognitive Function, and Dual-task Walking and Decrease the Fall Risk of Community-dwelling Older Adults

This study aimed to utilize an interactive exergame mat system to develop a novel cognitive-physical training program and explore the training effects on physical performance, cognitive function, dual-task walking (DTW), and fall risk compared to the control condition.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Exercise; Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: cognitive-physical training

Detailed Description

The exercise group performed exergames with simultaneous cognitive-physical training, while the control group underwent a multicomponent exercise intervention focused on physical and cognitive training. A 2-hour training session was completed weekly for 3 months.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 110
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan, 11219
    • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 65 years or older, and being able to walk independently without any assistive devices

Exclusion Criteria:

• had severe lower-extremity joint pain, cognitive impairment, or visual problems that impeded their participation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: exercise group; exergames with simultaneous cognitive-physical training	Other: cognitive-physical training; combined physical and cognitive training
Active Comparator: control group; multicomponent exercise intervention focused on physical and cognitive training	Other: cognitive-physical training; combined physical and cognitive training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change in lower-limb muscle strength	30-second chair stand test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in upper-limb muscle strength	30-second arm curl test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in aerobic endurance	2-minute step test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in lower-body flexibility	chair sit and reach test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in upper-body flexibility	back scratch test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in dynamic balance	8-foot up and go test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in static balance	single-leg stand test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in grasp strength	hand grip strength	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in lower limb motor function	foot tapping test	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in cognitive function	Montreal Cognitive Assessment	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in cognitive dual-task walking	8-foot up and go walking while counting	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in motor dual-task walking	8-foot up and go walking while carrying a tray	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions
change in fall risk	fall risk questionnaire	before and after 3-month exercise training interventions

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 14, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 30, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 23, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 26, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 26, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 23, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 18-116-B

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No