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Xbox Kinect Sports Versus Nintendo Switch Sports

Xbox Kinect Sports Versus Nintendo Switch Sports and Their Effects on Body Composition and Physical Performance in Older Female: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sponsor

Universidad Católica del Maule

Enrollment

45 participants

Start Date

Apr 14, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Healthy People Programs

Summary

The aim of this study will be to compare the effects of Xbox Kinect Sports (XKS) with respect to Nintendo Switch Sports (NSS) and the inactive control group (CG) on body composition (percent body fat and fat-free mass) and physical performance (hand grip strength, HGS; 30 seconds standing in a chair, timed get up and walk, TUG; sit and reach and 2-minute step test) in physically inactive older women. This study will be randomized controlled trial with three parallel groups: XKS (n= 13), NSS (n= 14) and CG (n= 16).

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 60 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • Older female aged between 60 and 75 years old.
  • Presenting the ability to understand and execute direct commands in a contextualized manner.
  • Independent, that is, have a score equal to or greater than 43 points in the Preventive Medicine Exam for the Older People (in Spanish, EMPAM) of the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud, 2013).
  • Did not present any visual difficulty and/or any vestibular alteration that would hinder the performance of the games in front of the screen-
  • Complying with at least 85% attendance at the sessions scheduled for interventions.

Exclusion Criteria3

  • Having any disabling disease.
  • Those female who have musculoskeletal injuries or who are undergoing physical rehabilitation treatment that prevents their normal physical performance.
  • Those who have permanent or temporary contraindications to perform physical activity.

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Interventions

OTHERPhysical activity

The complexity of the games will increase as the levels of the sports games advance, which leads to faster movements with greater demands to progress in the sequence of the games, which allows reaching increases in intensity.

Locations(1)

Community center

Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile

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