Clinical trial NCT05727748: Effects of an Exercise Program With Augmented Reality
Official title: Effects of a Multimodal Program With Augmented Reality on Cognition, Functional Fitness and Physical Activity in Older Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Aging
Older Adults
Keywords: Augmented Reality
Older adults
Exercise
Cogntion
Lead sponsor: University of Évora
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Comprehensive Health Research Center
name: Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal
First posted: 2023-02-14
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: There are three different groups: a) a control group; b) a multimodal training group that combined physical training with cognitive training; c) a multimodal training group with augmented reality.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The objectives of the present research is to observe the effects of a multimodal program with augmented reality on cognition, functional fitness, quality of life, and physical activity in older people.

Detailed description: The present investigation lasted 16 weeks. The first two weeks were for familiarization with the tests and initial assessments. This was followed by the 12-week intervention and final assessments (2 weeks).

The intervention program ran for 12 weeks with 3 sessions per week of 60 minutes each. There were three different groups: a) a control group; b) a multimodal training group that combined physical training with cognitive training; c) a multimodal training group with augmented reality.

The control group continued their daily activities for 12 weeks and did not participate in any new physical activity program during the study. In the multimodal training group, the session consisted of four stations where participants simultaneously trained physical aspects (cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, balance, and flexibility) and cognitive aspects (reaction time, memory, decision making, semantics, and processing speed). In the multimodal training session with augmented reality, the session consisted of 6 stations, 4 stations as in the previous group and 2 stations with augmented reality. These 2 stations used the same components but through the portable exergame platform for the elderly.

During the 12 weeks, the intensity and difficulty of each exercise was increased after each session, depending on the evolution of the participants.

When forming the training groups, the participants who were not available during the intervention phase were assigned to the control group.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants of both genders
* 60 years old or more
* Community-dwelling older adults living independently
* Able to walk autonomously

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having cognitive impairment
* Neurological disorders

Primary outcomes:
measure: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Frontal assessment battery (FAB)
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Deary - Liewald reaction time task
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Trail Making Test
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Phonemic and semantic verbal fluency test.
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Stroop
timeFrame: 13 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Physical activity
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Senior Fitness Test - Rikli and Jones
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Body Composition
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: EQ-5D
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: SF-36
timeFrame: 13 weeks
measure: Geriatric depression scale
timeFrame: 13 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Leiria
country: Portugal
facility: Soraia Daniela Pires Ferreira
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