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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/092900 [Registered on: 12/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 06/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparing Video Game Exercises to Traditional Balance Training for Improving Balance in Older Adults" 
Scientific Title of Study   EXERGAMING VERSUS CONVENTIONAL BALANCE EXERCISES ON BALANCE COMPROMISED GERIATRIC POPULATIONS: A RANDOMIZED CLINCAL TRIAL 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  THANSIL M S 
Designation  PG STUDENT (MPT NEUROPHYSIOTHERAPY) 
Affiliation  CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MYSORE. 
Address  MPT,ROOM NO 1, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, KBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVEGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
MPT, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE ROOM NO 1,FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ,KBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVEGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
Mysore
KARNATAKA
570028
India 
Phone  9656567522  
Fax    
Email  thansilthansu03@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  MR.RAKESH M 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN NEURO PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT 
Affiliation  CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MYSORE., RGUHS UNIVERSITY BANGLORE 
Address  MPT,ROOM NO 1, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, KBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVEGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
MPT, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE ROOM NO 1,FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ,KBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVEGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
Mysore
KARNATAKA
570028
India 
Phone  7795771545  
Fax    
Email  rakeshmanju098@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  THANSIL M S 
Designation  PG STUDENT(MPT NEUROPHYSIOTHERAY) 
Affiliation  CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MYSORE. 
Address  MPT,ROOM NO 1, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, KBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVEGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
MPT, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE ROOM NO 1,FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ,KBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVEGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
Mysore
KARNATAKA
570028
India 
Phone  9656567522  
Fax    
Email  thansilthansu03@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  MPT, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE,ROOM NO 1,FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPYKBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVAGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE 
Type of Sponsor  Other [PRIVATE COLLEGE] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
nil   
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
MRRAKESH M ASSOSIATE PROFESSOR  CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY OPD  MPT, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCE ROOM NO 1,FIRST FLOOR, BUILDING ONE CAUVERY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPYKBL LAYOUT NEAR DEVAGOWDA CIRCLE ,MYSORE
Mysore
KARNATAKA 		 7795771545

rakeshmanju098@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
institutional ethical commitee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  balance compromised geriatric populations 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  CONVENTIONAL BALACE EXERCISE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP B  Participants in the group B will perform conventional balance exercises for 8 weeks, with 3 sessions per week. Each session will last 30–40 minutes and include static and dynamic postural training, weight-shifting, tandem walking, and obstacle crossing exercises to improve balance and stability. 
Intervention  EXERGAMING EXPERIMENT GROUP A  Participants in the experimental group will undergo Nintendo Wii Fit–based balance training for 8 weeks, with 3 sessions per week. Each session will last 30–40 minutes and include games targeting weight-shifting, stepping, and dynamic postural control, such as ski slalom, table tilt, and tightrope walk. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Age between 60 and 80 years.
2.Moderate balance impairment Berg Balance Scale score 21 40.
3.Ability to walk independently or with minimal assistance.
4.Both male and female participants.
A score of greater than 23 on the Falls Efficacy Scale International FES I indicating fear
of falling.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Musculoskeletal impairments.
2. Vestibular or visual deficits.
3.Inability to walk.
4. Postural hypotension.
5. Presence of pacemakers or history of seizures. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
BERG BALANCE SCALE  BASELINE DAY-0,POST INTERVENTION DAY 42 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
FALL EFFICACY SCALE  BASELINE DAY-0,POST INTERVENTION DAY 42 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="46"
Sample Size from India="46" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   22/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  22/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="1"
Days="15" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This randomized clinical trial aims to compare the effects of exergaming using the Nintendo Wii Fit balance training program and conventional balance exercises on balance and fear of falling in older adults. Participants aged 60 to 80 years with moderate balance impairment defined by a Berg Balance Scale score between 21 and 40 will be included. A total of 46 participants will be randomly allocated into two groups: an exergaming group and a conventional balance exercise group. Both groups will undergo eight weeks of supervised balance training sessions. The primary outcome measure will be improvement in balance assessed using the Berg Balance Scale, and the secondary outcome will be the reduction in fear of falling assessed using the Falls Efficacy Scale. The study aims to determine whether exergaming provides better functional balance improvement and engagement compared to conventional balance exercises in older adults. 
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