Physical Virtual Training for Older Women

Universidade Gama Filho

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Core training; Other: Core Training; Other: Strength Training; Other: Physical Virtual Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01503203

RSMJ20112

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study will be assess the effectiveness of the physical virtual training on nonspecific chronic low back pain, body balance, functional autonomy and mood of older women. Two groups will be formed. One will do strength exercises and core training. The other group will do the same exercises more virtual activities with Nintendo Wii. Will be measure pre and post-intervention of the responses already shown above.

Enrollment: 39 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• subjects with nonspecific chronic low back pain
• patients without involvement in regular exercise program

Exclusion criteria

• patients not recommended for physical exercise (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire PAR-Q)
• trunk surgery
• cancer
• injuries in lower extremity
• neurological or vestibular disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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39 participants in 2 patient groups

Wii Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will do the same training of the Prime Group. However will do also Physical Virtual Training using Nintendo Wii and Wii Balance Board. The physical virtual training going to applied during thirty minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Physical Virtual Training

Other: Strength Training

Other: Strength Training

Other: Core Training

Prime Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will do strength exercises and core training.

Treatment:

Other: Strength Training

Other: Strength Training

Other: Core training