Effects of virtual reality guided seated reaching exercises on gait, posture and postural control after hip fractures - a randomized controlled trial

UMIN ID: UMIN000055542

Registered date:19/09/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Hip Fractures
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/09/19
• Target sample size: 38
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

The standard intervention involves virtual reality-guided seated reaching exercises for two weeks (five times a week), with 100 reaches per session.
The standard intervention involves seated reaching exercises for two weeks (five times a week), with 100 reaches per session.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: 10 metre walk time Evaluation period: Pre-intervention and 2 weeks post-intervention
• Secondary Outcome: Standing centre of gravity sway, spinal alignment in sitting position, lower limb muscle strength (hip abduction, knee extension), lower limb joint range of motion (hip flexion, knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion), trunk muscle cross-sectional area (multifidus, psoas major, erector spinae muscle), trunk muscle thickness (internal oblique, external oblique, transverse abdominal muscle), dynamic balance ability, and use of walking aids (No device, cane, walker)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 65years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Hemiplegia after stroke Under 65 years old

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences