Leap Motion In Geriatric Rehabilitation

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Elderly

Treatments: Other: Exercise Therapy; Device: Leap Motion Based Exergame

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05317377

LeapGeriatric2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Little is Known about the effects of leap motion based exergame therapy on different functions of elderly adults. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of leap motion based exergame therapy on hand function, cognitive function and quality of life in older adults

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 50 years old and over,
• having adequate hand function,
• ability to follow commands,
• 24< points in MMSE

Exclusion criteria

• presence of exercise contraindications
• 14 or more points on the Geriatric Depression Scale
• diagnosis of dementia
• recent (acute) hand or arm injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Structured Exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Structured hand exercises will be applied in 45-minute sessions (16 sessions total), 2 days a week, over 8 weeks in addition to participants' routine physical activities.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Therapy

Leap Motion Based Exergame (LMBE)

Experimental group

Description:

"ErgoActive" and "HandROM" exercise apps focusing on hand exercises and fine motor skills will be applied in 45-minute session (16 sessions total), 2 days a week, over 8 weeks in addition to participants' routine physical activities.

Treatment:

Device: Leap Motion Based Exergame