A Telehealth Intervention Using Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Boards and iPads to Improve Walking in Older Adults With Lower Limb Amputation (Wii.n.Walk): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of older adults living with lower limb amputation (LLA) who require rehabilitation for improving their walking capacity and mobility is growing. Existing rehabilitation practices frequently fail to meet this demand. Nintendo Wii Fit may be a valuable tool to enable rehabilitation interventions. Based on pilot studies, we have developed "Wii.n.Walk", an in-home telehealth Wii Fit intervention targeted to improve walking capacity in older adults with LLA.

Objective

The objective of this study is to determine whether the Wii.n.Walk intervention enhances walking capacity compared to an attention control group.

Methods

This project is a multi-site (Vancouver BC, London ON), parallel, evaluator-blind randomized controlled trial. Participants include co

SUBMITTER: Imam B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4376145 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature