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Reactive Balance Training in Augmented Reality for Older Adults
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
Conditions
Interventions
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.
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