Virtual Reality as a Tool for Rehabilitation on Elderly People

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aged

Treatments: Device: videogame; Device: treadmill

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02598882

ExerRehab

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assessment of energy expenditure and the quadriceps muscle fatigue of healthy seniors, after two physical activities, being one of an activity guided by interactive video game (Xbox) and another on the treadmill. The participants will perform the activities in two different days, the order will be obtained by randomization.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participate in this study elderly
• Of both sexes,
• Over 60 years,
• without cardiac and respiratory diseases
• Who accept to participate in the research, giving your consent by signing the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Those who oppose the signing of the informed consent
• Submit proposals and activities intolerance who can't understand or accomplish correctly the procedures due to physical and or mental limitations.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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13 participants in 2 patient groups

treadmill

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients will be 30 minutes of activity on treadmill, before and after exercise the same shall be assessed as fatigue of quadriceps by surface electromyography

Treatment:

Device: treadmill

videogame

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients will be 30 minutes of activity with video games, before and after exercise the same shall be assessed as fatigue of quadriceps by surface electromyography

Treatment:

Device: videogame