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Addition of a non-immersive virtual reality component to treadmill training to reduce fall risk in older adults (V-TIME): a randomised controlled trial
Anat Mirelman ,
Lynn Rochester ,
Inbal Maidan ,
Silvia Del Din ,
Lisa Alcock ,
Freek Nieuwhof ,
Marcel Olde Rikkert ,
Bastiaan R Bloem ,
Elisa Pelosin ,
Laura Avanzino ,
Giovanni Abbruzzese ,
Kim Dockx ,
Esther Bekkers ,
Nir Giladi ,
Alice Nieuwboer ,
Jeffrey M Hausdorff
September 2016
September 2016
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Abstract
Age-associated motor and cognitive deficits increase the risk of falls, a major cause
of morbidity and mortality. Because of the significant ramifications of falls, many
interventions have been proposed, but few have aimed to prevent falls via an integrated
approach targeting both motor and cognitive function. We aimed to test the hypothesis
that an intervention combining treadmill training with non-immersive virtual reality
(VR) to target both cognitive aspects of safe ambulation and mobility would lead to
fewer falls than would treadmill training alone.