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RECRUITING
NCT07860619
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Reactive Balance Training in Augmented Reality for Older Adults

Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Summary

This is a single-blinded study. The participants will be equally randomized to either the reactive balance training with augmented reality (RBT+AR) group or the control (treadmill walking) group. Changes in postural stability, functional mobility/strength, balance performance, quality of life, balance confidence, muscle activation, and executive function following RBT+AR compared to treadmill walking only will be investigated.

Official title: The Combined Effects of Reactive Balance Training in an Augmented Reality Environment on Postural Stability in Community-dwelling Older Adults With an Increased Risk of Falling: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

60 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

36

Start Date

2026-07-27

Completion Date

2027-09-01

Last Updated

2026-10-06

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reactive balance training with augmented reality group

It will be two sessions of treadmill-based RBT with 240 forward and backward perturbations, simulating tripping and slipping, while walking with augmented reality headsets. Each session will last approximately one hour. Participants will be instructed to recover their balance and continue walking after each perturbation.

BEHAVIORAL

Treadmill walking

It will be a two sessions training with each session lasting for approximately an hour. The same training duration and format will be used as the experimental group, except that no perturbations and augmented reality will be induced during the treadmill walking.

Locations (1)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong