The Effect of Balance Exercises on Cognitive Function

Investigating the Effects of Video-Based Balance Games and Balance Exercises on Visual-Spatial Attention With EEG Brain Oscillations

The aim of our study is to examine the effects of balance exercises performed in virtual and real environments on visual-spatial attention and mental rotation in healthy young adult individuals using EEG brain oscillations.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Balance Exercises; EEG Brain Oscillations
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Video-based games intervention; Other: Balance exercises

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Beykoz
    • Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey, 34820
      • İstanbul Medipol University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• There wouldn't be any neurological conditions
• There wouldn't be drug use such as psychiatric drug
• There wouldn't be lower extremity surgery
• There wouldn't be epilepsy
• Be healthy
• Take minimum 68 points of System Usability Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurologic disorder
• Epilepsy
• Active sport life
• Colour blindness

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Video-based balance games group	Other: Video-based games intervention; These games are applied via using Nintendo Wii 1st - 2nd Week Applications; Basic Step; Penguin slide (right-left weight transfer); Snowball flight (right-left weight transfer); Tilt city (right-left weight transfer)3rd-4th Week Applications; Advanced Step; Snowball flight (right-left weight transfer); Penguin slide (right-left weight transfer); Table tilt (weight transfer in 4 directions)5th-6th Week Applications; Advanced Step; Table tilt (weight transfer in 4 directions); Balance bubble (weight transfer to 4 directions); Ski slalom (weight transfer in 4 directions)
Experimental: Balance exercises group	Other: Balance exercises; 1st-2nd Week Applications On a flat-hard surface; Standing on 2 legs; Stepping forward and backward (separately for both feet); Getting into the tandem position and maintaining the position (separately for both feet); Standing on one leg (separately for both feet); Weight transfer in four directions; Taking a step back towards the step; Stepping on the stability ball3rd-4th Week Applications All exercises which applied in 1st and 2nd week are applied on mat.5th-6th Week Applications On the balance board;; Standing on 2 legs; Stepping forward and backward (separately for both feet); Getting into the tandem position and maintaining the position (separately for both feet); Standing on one leg (separately for both feet); Weight transfer in four directions; Catching balls thrown by the enforcer

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
EEG - event related oscillations	In our research, EEG recordings will be made with the Brain Vision Recorder (Brainproduct, Munich, Germany) device. Recording will be made on 30 channels with 0.1-250 Hz band pass and 500 sample rate features. An elastic cap with 32 Ag-AgCl electrode placement will be used as the cap. The placement of electrodes will be made according to the international 10-20 system and includes FP1, FP2, F7, F3, FZ, F4, F8, FT7, FC3, FCZ, FC4, FT8, T7, C3, CZ, C4, T8, TP7, CP3, CPZ. Recordings will be taken from the electrodes CP4, TP8, P7, P3, PZ, P4, P8, O1, OZ and O2. Additionally, two connected electrodes (A1+A2) will be placed on the front of both earlobes as a reference, and the ground electrode will be placed on the back of the right earlobe. In addition, electrodes placed in the medial upper part and lateral orbital part of the left eye will be used for EOG recording. During shooting, care will be taken to ensure that the impedance values of the electrodes are below 10 kΩ.	Baseline-6 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
• Collaborators: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
• Investigators: Study Director: Bahar Güntekin, Prof. Dr., Medipol University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 8, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 3, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): June 5, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 21, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): November 30, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 27, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 25, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: E-10840098-772.02.7781

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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