The Effect of Balance Exercises on Cognitive Function
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The aim of our study is to examine the effects of balance exercises performed in virtual and real environments on visual-spatial attention and mental rotation in healthy young adult individuals using EEG brain oscillations.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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| Experimental: Video-based balance games group
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Other: Video-based games intervention
These games are applied via using Nintendo Wii
1st - 2nd Week Applications
Basic Step
Penguin slide (right-left weight transfer)
Snowball flight (right-left weight transfer)
Tilt city (right-left weight transfer)
3rd-4th Week Applications
Advanced Step
Snowball flight (right-left weight transfer)
Penguin slide (right-left weight transfer)
Table tilt (weight transfer in 4 directions)
5th-6th Week Applications
Advanced Step
Table tilt (weight transfer in 4 directions)
Balance bubble (weight transfer to 4 directions)
Ski slalom (weight transfer in 4 directions)
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| Experimental: Balance exercises group
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Other: Balance exercises
1st-2nd Week Applications On a flat-hard surface;
Standing on 2 legs
Stepping forward and backward (separately for both feet)
Getting into the tandem position and maintaining the position (separately for both feet)
Standing on one leg (separately for both feet)
Weight transfer in four directions
Taking a step back towards the step
Stepping on the stability ball
3rd-4th Week Applications All exercises which applied in 1st and 2nd week are applied on mat.
5th-6th Week Applications On the balance board;
Standing on 2 legs
Stepping forward and backward (separately for both feet)
Getting into the tandem position and maintaining the position (separately for both feet)
Standing on one leg (separately for both feet)
Weight transfer in four directions
Catching balls thrown by the enforcer
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- EEG - event related oscillations [Baseline-6 week]
In our research, EEG recordings will be made with the Brain Vision Recorder (Brainproduct, Munich, Germany) device. Recording will be made on 30 channels with 0.1-250 Hz band pass and 500 sample rate features. An elastic cap with 32 Ag-AgCl electrode placement will be used as the cap. The placement of electrodes will be made according to the international 10-20 system and includes FP1, FP2, F7, F3, FZ, F4, F8, FT7, FC3, FCZ, FC4, FT8, T7, C3, CZ, C4, T8, TP7, CP3, CPZ. Recordings will be taken from the electrodes CP4, TP8, P7, P3, PZ, P4, P8, O1, OZ and O2. Additionally, two connected electrodes (A1+A2) will be placed on the front of both earlobes as a reference, and the ground electrode will be placed on the back of the right earlobe. In addition, electrodes placed in the medial upper part and lateral orbital part of the left eye will be used for EOG recording. During shooting, care will be taken to ensure that the impedance values of the electrodes are below 10 kΩ.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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There wouldn't be any neurological conditions
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There wouldn't be drug use such as psychiatric drug
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There wouldn't be lower extremity surgery
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There wouldn't be epilepsy
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Be healthy
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Take minimum 68 points of System Usability Scale
Exclusion Criteria:
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Neurologic disorder
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Epilepsy
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Active sport life
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Colour blindness
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Istanbul Medipol University | Istanbul | Beykoz | Turkey | 34820 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Investigators
- Study Director: Bahar Güntekin, Prof. Dr., Medipol University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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