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NCT01000038
Wii-fit for Activity, Balance and Gait in Assisted Living
NA trial testing Wii-Fit intervention in Falls in 22 participants. Completed in 7 July 2011.
7 July 2011
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 22 |
| Start date | 30 March 2009 |
| Primary completion | 7 July 2011 |
| Estimated completion | 7 July 2011 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Wii-Fit intervention
- Walking
Conditions studied
- Falls — all drugs for Falls →
- Alzheimer's Disease — all drugs for Alzheimer's Disease →
Sponsor
University of Nebraska
Who can join
60 and older, any sex, with Falls or Alzheimer's Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Falls in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are common and lead to fractures, acute hospitalizations and increased rate of institutionalization. Poor balance and gait abnormalities, commonly associated with AD, are risk factors. Improving balance and gait abnormalities is critical in preventing these falls. Walking is the most commonly recommended home-based exercise program for elderly by primary care providers. However, it is difficult to engage patients with AD in long term exercise programs. Barriers include lack of motivation, poor engagement, and external factors such as the cost of physical therapy (PT). The use of readily available technology might bridge this gap by providing high level of engagement via use of multimedia at an affordable price. Wii-Fit is a Nintendo gaming console used for aerobics, strength training, and balance activities. It is a TV based self-directed activity where virtual trainers talk the user through the activity while tracking progress. Some skilled nursing facilities have started using the Wii-Fit as an adjunct to PT and note improvement in balance along with social benefits, but no systematic studies are done to generalize the findings. This study will compare changes in balance and daily living activities between a group receiving Wii-Fit training and another receiving a walking exercise program.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Exergaming for dementia and mild cognitive impairment.
Voinescu A, Papaioannou T, Petrini K, Stanton Fraser D. · · 2024 · cited 9× · PMID 39319863 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013853.pub2
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Currently open trials in the same condition.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01000038 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Nebraska
- Last refreshed: 15 September 2023
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