Effects of an Exercise Program With Augmented Reality

University of Évora

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Older Adults

Treatments: Other: Multimodal exercise with augmented reality; Other: Multimodal exercise; Other: Control group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05727748

AR_UEvora

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objectives of the present research is to observe the effects of a multimodal program with augmented reality on cognition, functional fitness, quality of life, and physical activity in older people.

Full description

The present investigation lasted 16 weeks. The first two weeks were for familiarization with the tests and initial assessments. This was followed by the 12-week intervention and final assessments (2 weeks).

The intervention program ran for 12 weeks with 3 sessions per week of 60 minutes each. There were three different groups: a) a control group; b) a multimodal training group that combined physical training with cognitive training; c) a multimodal training group with augmented reality.

The control group continued their daily activities for 12 weeks and did not participate in any new physical activity program during the study. In the multimodal training group, the session consisted of four stations where participants simultaneously trained physical aspects (cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, balance, and flexibility) and cognitive aspects (reaction time, memory, decision making, semantics, and processing speed). In the multimodal training session with augmented reality, the session consisted of 6 stations, 4 stations as in the previous group and 2 stations with augmented reality. These 2 stations used the same components but through the portable exergame platform for the elderly.

During the 12 weeks, the intensity and difficulty of each exercise was increased after each session, depending on the evolution of the participants.

When forming the training groups, the participants who were not available during the intervention phase were assigned to the control group.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants of both genders
• 60 years old or more
• Community-dwelling older adults living independently
• Able to walk autonomously

Exclusion criteria

• Having cognitive impairment
• Neurological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

Other group

Description:

The control group continued their daily activities for 12 weeks and did not participate in any new physical activity program during the study.

Treatment:

Other: Control group

Multimodal training group

Experimental group

Description:

The session consisted of four stations where participants simultaneously trained physical aspects (cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, balance, and flexibility) and cognitive aspects (reaction time, memory, decision making, semantics, and processing speed).

Treatment:

Other: Multimodal exercise

Multimodal training group with augmented reality

Experimental group

Description:

The session consisted of six stations where participants simultaneously trained physical aspects (cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, balance, and flexibility) and cognitive aspects (reaction time, memory, decision making, semantics, and processing speed). Four stations are the same of the previous group and the other 2 stations are with augmented reality. These 2 stations worked the same cognitive and physical components but through the portable exergame platform for the elderly.

Treatment:

Other: Multimodal exercise with augmented reality