Xbox Kinect, Sleep Quality, Anxiety and Functional Capacity in Older Adults

Universidade Federal de Goias

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Anxiety; Exercise; Sleep

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise in the XBOX kinect

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04692272

1.040.278

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims to examine the effects of Xbox Kinect exercise training program on the sleep quality, anxiety and functional capacity in older adults. Older adults were randomized into two groups. The XBOX group performed exercise with Xbox Kinect during 60 min, three times/week for 6 weeks. The CONTROL group did not exercise. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to evaluate sleep quality, anxiety symptoms by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the functional capacity was analyzed using following tests: Chair Stand Test, 8-Foot Up and Go Test, and 6-min Walk Test.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. ability to perform exercises with Xbox Kinect and/or physical/functional tests and to answer the questionnaires;
2. score ≥ 24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination

Exclusion criteria

(a) using psychiatric drugs or beta-blockers;

1. functional limitations
2. exercise regularly

(e) smoking (b) previous experience with Xbox Kinect games.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

CONTROL group

No Intervention group

Description:

The CONTROL group did not exercise.

XBOX group

Experimental group

Description:

The XBOX group performed exercise for 60 min, three times/week, for 6 weeks, using the Xbox Kinect game "Your Shape Fitness evolved". This game was chosen because it simulates an environment with a variety of physical activities, in which the majority can be practiced by older adults. The activities were carried out individually. The game activities selected for the physical activity sessions were: 1) Zen-Develop it (stretching, balance and flexibility activities, similar to Yoga); 2) Pump it (to fill balls until they burst); 3) Wall Breaker (to break blocks, similar to boxing); 4) Kick it (soccer activity); 5) Hurricane (to lift the balls off the floor and not let them fall); 6) Stack in Up (balance activity).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise in the XBOX kinect