Effects of Balance-Based Exergame Training With Variable Difficulty on Balance and Spatiotemporal Gait Outcomes in Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exergame balance training integrates cognitive and motor challenges, potentially enhancing neuroplasticity, postural control, and gait stability in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, whether modulating the task difficulty of a balance-based exergame training may influence posture- and gait-related outcomes remains unknown.

Objective

We compared balance and gait improvements across exergame training groups performing exercise with different difficulty levels and a Wii Fit group in adults with MCI.

Methods

This 4-armed, parallel design, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial included 97 participants with MCI (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score=18-25). Participants were convenience-sampled from the Railway General Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and

SUBMITTER: Saeed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673310 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature