Home-based balance training using Wii Fit™: a pilot randomised controlled trial with mobile older stroke survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have reported that using the Wii™ Balance Board can provide added value regarding balance (re-)training in neurological diseases. However, for the large group of mobile older stroke survivors, there is no evidence regarding the feasibility of an unsupervised Wii™ Balance Board training in the home setting. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a home-based Wii™ balance training for these patients and to identify methodological challenges for randomised controlled trials in the future.

Methods

We conducted a pilot randomised controlled trial with two intervention arms in participants' homes. Mobile stroke survivors (aged 60 years or above; 12 weeks after discharge from hospital) received a 6-week (once per week) supervised bala

SUBMITTER: Golla A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109315 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature