Exergaming Experience of Older People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04029285
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is debilitating and can lower the quality of life in older people. Therapeutic benefits have been reported from exergaming used as an intervention for rehabilitation or alternative to exercise. This study investigated the effects of exergaming in comparison with those of standard exercise on pain, postural control, technology acceptance and flow experience in older people with musculoskeletal pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Exergaming on Pain, Postural Control, Technology Acceptance and Flow Experience in Older People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: a Randomised Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
- Interventions
- Other: Exergaming
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
- Start date
- 2010-09-20
- Primary completion
- 2011-03-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * male or female * aged 65 years or over * able to walk unassisted (i.e. did not use, or require, any walking aids) for at least 0.5 of a mile * having musculoskeletal pain in two or more joints, of more than 12 weeks duration Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosis (or suspicion) of any systemic conditions that may cause pain in two or more joints * of more than 12 weeks duration (such as cancer, rheumatic or neurological disease or condition) * self-report of current (or history) of any condition or injury which would contra- indicate participation in the exercises under study * inability (or any doubt of ability) to give informed consent * inability to read and write English
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04029285