NCT05623462

Virtual Reality Training for Walking Improvement in the Elderly

Completed NA Last updated 14 January 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing The C-Mill virtual reality treadmill in Gait, Unsteady in 40 participants. Completed in 30 March 2023.

Timeline

1 November 2022

Primary endpoint
15 March 2023

30 March 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Umm Al-Qura University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	40
Start date	1 November 2022
Primary completion	15 March 2023
Estimated completion	30 March 2023
Sites	1 location across Saudi Arabia

Drugs / interventions tested

• The C-Mill virtual reality treadmill
• Conventional Physical Therapy Program

Conditions studied

• Gait, Unsteady — all drugs for Gait, Unsteady →

Sponsor

Umm Al-Qura University

Who can join

Adults 65 to 75, any sex, with Gait, Unsteady. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Safe walking needs the older adult to anticipate and respond quickly to external demands and sudden environmental changes. The practice of complex and challenging situations of the usual daily walking is very important to prevent balance loss and falls in the elderly.

Researchers reported that subjects trained in a virtual environment with enhanced feedback performed walking skills better than those trained with conventional methods. The C-Mill treadmill is an innovative device that was recently used for the training of impaired gait and balance. C-Mill treadmill uses virtual reality, augmented feedback, and force plate technology that provides the best solution for efficient functional movement therapy. Therefore, this study will evaluate the efficacy of gait training with a virtual reality treadmill on walking abilities in elderly people.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.