FRED: Exergame to Prevent Dependence and Functional Deterioration Associated with Ageing. A Pilot Three-Week Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

What it found

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The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

1. A systematic review of exergame usability as home-based balance training tool for older adults usability of exergames as home-based balance training.PloS one · 2024
   Pooled it
2. The effectiveness of digital gaming on the functioning and activity of older people living in long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023
   Pooled it
3. Mobility training for increasing mobility and functioning in older people with frailty.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
   Pooled it
4. Retention in RCTs of physical rehabilitation for adults with frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Trials · 2022
   Pooled it
5. Effects of Exergaming on Physical and Cognitive Outcomes of Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes: A Systematic Review.Gerontology · 2022
   Pooled it
6. Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Systems to Improve the Activities of Daily Life in Older People.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
   Pooled it
7. The ActivLife exergame rehabilitation program improves functional abilities in pre-frail and frail older adults: a clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2026
   Trial
8. The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Digital Physiotherapy Intervention to Improve Functional Capacity and Adherence to Intervention in Patients with Long COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
   Trial
9. Frailty Level Monitoring and Analysis after a Pilot Six-Week Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Using the FRED Exergame Including Biofeedback Supervision in an Elderly Day Care Centre.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
   Trial
10. Gamification, Exergames, and Digital Games in Older Adults Aged 75 and Over: Evidence on Well-Being, Quality of Life, and Social Engagement-A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Review
11. 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) · 2023
    Review
12. Usability of exergames as a home-based balance training tool for older adults: protocol for a systematic review.BMJ open · 2023
    Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Funding

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Abstract

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