Trial reportBMC geriatrics2016
Study protocol of a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a primary care intervention using the Nintendo™ Wii console to improve balance and decrease falls in the elderly.
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02570178 (Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Primary Care Intervention Using the NintendoTM Wii Console to Improve Balance and Decrease Falls in the Elderly), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Primary Care Intervention Using the NintendoTM Wii Console to Improve Balance and Decrease Falls in the Elderly (EWii)
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Effect of Frankel's Stabilization Exercises and Stabilometric Platform in the Balance in Elderly Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Trial
- Controlled trial of balance training using a video game console in community-dwelling older adults.Age and ageing · 2019Trial
- Observational
- Exergames in Older Adult Community Centers and Nursing Homes to Improve Balance and Minimize the Risk of Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effects of a Nintendo Wii exercise program versus Tai Chi Chuan on standing balance in older adults: a preliminary study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2019Article
- Assessment of the Wii Basic Balance Test in measuring postural deficits post-concussion.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2017Article
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20 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundBalance alteration is a risk factor for falls in elderly individuals that has physical, psychological and economic consequences. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the usefulness of an intervention utilizing the Nintendo™ Wii console in order to improve balance, thereby decreasing both the fear of falling as well as the number of falls, and to evaluate the correlation between balance as determined by the console and the value obtained in the Tinetti tests and the one foot stationary test. METHODS/
designThis is a controlled, randomized clinical trial of individual assignment, carried out on patients over 70 years in age, from five primary care centers in the city of Mataró (Barcelona). 380 patients were necessary for the intervention group that carried out the balance board exercises in 2 sessions per week for a 3 month period, and 380 patients in the control group who carried out their usual habits. Balance was evaluated using the Tinetti test, the one foot stationary test and with the console, at the start of the study, at the end of the intervention (3 months) and one year later. Quarterly telephone follow-up was also conducted to keep track of falls and their consequences. DISCUSSION: The study aimed to connect the community with a technology that may be an easy and fun way to assist the elderly in improving their balance without the need to leave home or join rehabilitation groups, offering greater comfort for this population and decreasing healthcare costs since there is no need for specialized personnel.
trial registrationCurrent Control Trial NCT02570178.
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