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Trial registered on ANZCTR

Registration number

ACTRN12614000445673

Ethics application status

Approved

Date submitted

21/04/2014

Date registered

30/04/2014

Date last updated

29/04/2015

Type of registration

Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs

Public title

The Effects of Playing Nintendo Wii with Australian Nursing Home Residents.

Scientific title

The Effects of Playing Nintendo Wii With Others on Depression, Sense of Belonging, Social Support and Mood in Australian Nursing Home Residents.

Secondary ID [1]

Nil

Universal Trial Number (UTN)

Trial acronym

Linked study record

Health condition

Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:

Depression

Sense of Belonging

Social Support

Mood

Condition category

Condition code

Mental Health

Depression

Intervention/exposure

Study type

Interventional

Description of intervention(s) / exposure

Residents will play Nintendo Wii with up to three other residents for six weeks. There will be 2 sessions per week, each session will run for up to one hour. The group will be playing Wii bowling. A researcher will supervisor and run all sessions.

Intervention code [1]

Other interventions

Comparator / control treatment

Standard care as provided by the nursing home

Control group

Active

Outcomes

Primary outcome [1]

Levels of depression in residents will be measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale.

Timepoint [1]

Baseline, post-test after 6 weeks and after a 2 month follow up.

Primary outcome [2]

Observational data on residents uptake, and use of the Nintendo Wii.

Timepoint [2]

During the 6 week trial period and in a post-test Qualitative interview with residents.

Secondary outcome [1]

Levels of social support will be measured by the Social Support Scale

Timepoint [1]

Baseline, post-test after 6 weeks and after a 2 month follow up.

Secondary outcome [2]

Sense of belonging and mood will be measured by visual analogue scales.

Timepoint [2]

Baseline, post-test after 6 weeks and after a 2 month follow up.

Eligibility

Key inclusion criteria

Australian resident; currently residing in an aged care residential facility.

Minimum age

65 Years

Maximum age

No limit

Sex

Both males and females

Can healthy volunteers participate?

Key exclusion criteria

Written consent not or unable to be provided, Severe cognitive impairment, Diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder, Schizophrenia intellectual disability, Severe hearing impairment, Acute illness, Inability to communicate in English due to non-English speaking background, Epilepsy or seizures, Pacemaker or implanted medical device, Physical disability preventing use of the Wii console

Study design

Purpose of the study

Prevention

Allocation to intervention

Non-randomised trial

Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)

Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)

Masking / blinding

Who is / are masked / blinded?

Intervention assignment

Other design features

Phase

Not Applicable

Type of endpoint/s

Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of first participant enrolment

Anticipated

31/01/2014

Actual

31/01/2014

Date of last participant enrolment

Anticipated

Actual

4/08/2014

Date of last data collection

Anticipated

Actual

Sample size

Target

Accrual to date

Final

Recruitment in Australia

Recruitment state(s)

VIC

Funding & Sponsors

Funding source category [1]

University

Name [1]

Federation University

Address [1]

University Drive,
Mount Helen, VIC
3350

Country [1]

Australia

Primary sponsor type

University

Name

Federation University

Address

University Drive,
Mount Helen, VIC
3350

Country

Australia

Secondary sponsor category [1]

None

Name [1]

Address [1]

Country [1]

Ethics approval

Ethics application status

Approved

Ethics committee name [1]

Federation Univeristy Human Research Ethics Commitee

Ethics committee address [1]

Ethics committee country [1]

Australia

Date submitted for ethics approval [1]

Approval date [1]

07/05/2013

Ethics approval number [1]

A13-078

Summary

Brief summary

The Nintendo Wii console has been shown to provide both physical and cognitive benefits for the elderly. Playing Wii in groups can also provide an opportunity to interact with others, which may in turn encourage relationships to form. These relationships are based on shared interests and activities. 
This research aims to investigate the mental health of elderly nursing home residents who are encouraged to participant in group activities involving the Wii console, compared with elderly residents with no intervention. 
A sample of approximately 40 elderly adults aged 65 years and older who are currently living in a residential nursing home will be assigned to either the intervention group) or a control group (no intervention) based on their place of residence. Participants will complete a mental status examination eligibility questionnaire to determine if they have dementia or other health concerns preventing the use of the Wii. Demographics information, self-rated health scale, geriatric depression scale, social support provisional scale, intervention expectancy scale and three visual analogue scales measuring sense of belonging and mood will also be completed. The scores received on the Wii and time spent playing will be recorded by the residents.  Residents will be invited to participate in a qualitative interview at the end of the intervention.  
The results will provide a theoretical basis for future cost effective intervention programs to be implemented in nursing homes.

Trial website

Trial related presentations / publications

Public notes

Contacts

Principal investigator

Name

Miss Jessica Chesler

Address

School of Health Sciences,
Federation University,
University Drive,
Mount Helen, VIC
3350

Country

Australia

Phone

+61 0417 558 999

Fax

[email protected]

Contact person for public queries

Name

Jessica Chesler

Address

School of Health Sciences,
Federation University,
University Drive,
Mount Helen, VIC
3350

Country

Australia

Phone

+61 0417 558 999

Fax

[email protected]

Contact person for scientific queries

Name

Jessica Chesler

Address

School of Health Sciences,
Federation University,
University Drive,
Mount Helen, VIC
3350

Country

Australia

Phone

+61 0417 558 999

Fax

[email protected]

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No Supporting Document Provided

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Source	Title	Year of Publication	DOI
Embase	The effects of playing Nintendo Wii on depression, sense of belonging and social support in Australian aged care residents: a protocol study of a mixed methods intervention trial.	2015	https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0107-z

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