Effects of Rehabilitative Exergame Training on Foot Muscle Activity, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults

Sponsor
Tarsus University
Study ID
NCT07357662
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Age-Related Muscle Weakness
  • Aging
  • Foot Muscle Dysfunction
  • Sarcopenia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
65 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training — OTHER
    The interventions will carried out two days a week and 40 minutes, for eight weeks.
  • Conventional Functional Balance Training — OTHER
    he interventions will carried out two days a week and 40 minutes, for eight weeks.

Study Details

This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 healthy older adults residing in private and public nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Mersin will be enrolled. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (Group 1) or the control group (Group 2). The intervention group will receive rehabilitative interactive game-based exercise training, while the control group will receive functional balance exercise training. Both groups will participate in exercise sessions three times per week, with each session lasting 40 minutes, over a period of 8 weeks. Participants will undergo pre- and post-intervention assessments, including: i) clinical tests and measurements for cognitive, functional, and balance evaluation; ii) surface electromyography (sEMG) measurements recorded during the Functional Reach Test (FRT); and iii) biomechanical measurements obtained via integrated inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors (accelerometer and gyroscope) and the Becure game board. Electrophysiological and biomechanical data will be analyzed using statistical comparisons, correlation analyses, and regression models. Variables derived from time, frequency, and time-frequency domain analyses will be examined to identify potential sEMG and biomechanical biomarkers.

Key Dates

First listed
Jan 22, 2026
Start date
Jun 1, 2026
Status verified
Aug 2026
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2026
Completion
Dec 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training
    Participants in the intervention group will undergo an 8-week supervised exercise program, consisting of 40-minute sessions performed two times per week. Each session will include a 5-minute warm-up, followed by the main exergame-based balance and foot muscle training, and a 5-minute cool-down period. The exercises will focus on improving postural control, foot muscle activation, balance, and mobility using rehabilitative exergame applications.
  • Active Comparator: Functional balance training
    Participants in the control group will receive an 8-week supervised functional balance training program, consisting of 40-minute sessions performed two times per week. Each session will include a 5-minute warm-up, followed by 30 minutes of conventional functional balance exercises (such as static and dynamic standing balance, weight shifting, step training, and postural stabilization tasks), and a 5-minute cool-down period.

Primary Outcome Measure

Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE). [ Time Frame: Baseline (Pre-intervention assessment, Week 0) ]

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