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Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Personalized, Home-based Motor-cognitive Training Program in Community-dwelling Older Adults - a Pragmatic Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Personalized, home-based motor-cognitive training for Aged and Independent Living. Completed, enrolled 144 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this clinical study is to test feasibility and effectiveness of a personalized, home-based motor-cognitive training program in community-dwelling older adults with prescription for rehabilitation. Participants will conduct a motor-cognitive intervention program which is based on exergames (=interactive video games controlled by body movements), added to usual care for 2 weeks in rehabilitation centers (face-to-face supervision) and for 10 weeks at home (remotely supervised). Researchers will compare an intervention group and a control group to compare possible effects of the home-based study intervention to the effect of usual care alone on cognition, physical functions, and balance confidence.
Study Details
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Interventions
The simultaneous motor-cognitive training in this study will be conducted in form of exergames (interactive video games) using Senso hardware (DIV-SENSO-H, Dividat GmbH, Schindellegi, Switzerland) - a stepping platform with 5 pressure sensitive plates which is connected to a screen. For the home-based training, a more mobile version of the Dividat Senso will be used: a foldable pressure-sensitive mat. In both devices, stimuli of exergames appear on the screen and the participants have to react by stepping in one of 4 directions (front, back, left, right). The motor-cognitive training approach allows targeting different cognitive functions such as attention, executive functions, memory, and visuo-spatial functions as well as balance, and strength. FITT-VP principles will serve as a guideline but based on the functional status of each participant (physical and cognitive), the training sessions will be personalized in terms of training content, intensity and duration.