The Effects of Game Based Exercise Training on Balance and Postural Control in Patients With Ataxia

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03607058

Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be divided into two groups randomly: 'Kinect and exercise training' and 'exercise training'. The assessments will be made by a blind investigator four times, before and after the implementation of both protocols. The evaluations will take approximately 1 hour. The demographic information of the cases will be recorded. Designed as cross over study, two treatment protocols will be used in this study. The first protocol will be Xbox Kinect application plus exercise program, the second protocol will be only exercise program. At the beginning of the study, 2 groups will be allocated (Group A and Group B) randomly. For group A, the Xbox Kinect application plus exercise program will be applied for the first 8 weeks. For group B, only exercise program will be applied therapy first 8 weeks. All assessments will be repeated before and after each therapy period. Exercise program will consist of selected balance, coordination and walking exercises according to the individual needs of patients. . After 1 week washout period, patients will be included in the other group. All patients will take the treatment 1-hour, 3 days in a week for 8 weeks.

Study Type : Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 13 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Ataksik Hastalarda Oyun Temelli Egzersiz Eğitiminin Denge ve Postural Kontrol Üzerine Etkisi
Actual Study Start Date : October 18, 2017
Estimated Primary Completion Date : September 2018
Estimated Study Completion Date : September 2018
Locations: Turkey, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation