Clinical trial NCT02777060: Exploring the Effectiveness of Sensor-based Balance Training on Patient Outcome Measures
Official title: Exploring the Effectiveness of Sensor-based Balance Training on Patient Outcome Measures
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Diabetes
Cancer
Multiple Sclerosis
Arthritis
Parkinson's Disease
Cognitive Disorders
Brain Injury
Stroke
Keywords: virtual reality
sensor-based balance training
gait
balance
Lead sponsor: University of Arizona
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-05-19
Enrollment: 200
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Explore the benefit of the game-based virtual reality system in improving lower extremity kinematics and balance in patients suffering from disease/disorders including Diabetes, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Arthritis, Parkinson's disease, Cognitive Disorders, Brain Injury, Stroke or Frailty. A four to six weeks of training with 2 training session/week will be provided.

Detailed description: Individuals suffering from certain disorders/diseases including diabetes, arthritis, cancer, osteoarthritis, stroke, Parkinson's disease, cognitive impairment or brain Injury are more likely to experience a fall or a fall-related injury than healthy individuals during to impaired postural stability or diminished joint perception. Under certain circumstance they may also experience pain, depression, anxiety, and a decreased quality of life. The investigators' research has been designed to provide exercise training using non-invasive body-worn sensors (similar to those used in an iPhone®) to provide real-time visual information about joint motion in a virtual environment. These sensors will be worn using a vest, t-shirt or elastic band. The investigators will, 1) assess changes in participant's perception of lower extremity position while they perform these exercises; 2) motivate and guide simple exercise performance in the clinic/home, using an interactive game-like scheme; and 3) assess changes in participant's postural stability and gait as a result of provided exercise training. The information gathered will provide new understanding about more helpful rehabilitation strategies that improve postural stability in patient population.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of:

* diabetes
* cancer
* multiple sclerosis
* arthritis
* Parkinson's disease
* cognitive disorders
* brain injury
* frailty
* stroke

Exclusion Criteria:

* conditions not related to specific disorders affecting balance and gait

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Balance
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in gait Speed
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
measure: Change in Stride length
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
measure: Change in Stride time
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
measure: Change in number of walking steps per day
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
measure: Change in average of walking bout
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
measure: Change in average of standing bout
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
measure: Change in average of longest walking bout
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: University of Arizona
state: Arizona
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Arizona
name: Bijan Najafi, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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