Effects of Video Games and Ball Tossing on Eye Hand Coordination in Elderly With Mild Cognitive Impairment.

NCT ID: NCT07182396

Last Updated: 2025-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 34 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-13
• Study Completion Date: 2026-01-10

Brief Summary

One of the key challenges faced by individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the decline in cognitive and motor abilities, particularly eye-hand coordination (EHC), which is essential for performing daily activities and maintaining independence. Impaired EHC can severely affect the quality of life in older adults, leading to difficulties in performing routine tasks like dressing, eating, and bathing, and increasing dependency on caregivers.

Signs and symptoms include difficulty with precise movements like buttoning clothes, spilling drinks while pouring, struggling to catch a ball, messy handwriting. This study aims to explore and compare the effectiveness of two interventions-video games and ball tossing exercises-in improving Eye-hand coordination (EHC) in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

Key outcome measures, including the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery VMI) and its supplemental test visual perception test and motor coordination test, will evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions on eye hand coordination.

We will include older adults with 60 and above age with MoCA score of 18-25(MCI patients), who can do independent ADLs and beery vmi score of 80 and above.

The participants would be assessed at the start of intervention through MoCA scale for MCI screening and Beery VMI testing method for Eye Hand Coordination for inclusion score.

Detailed Description

A reduction in cognitive function that occurs during the transitional period from normal aging to dementia is known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) As people age, they experience a decline in cognitive function.The overall prevalence of MCI was 15.56% in older aged people.

Older individuals with MCI, they commonly face a decline in both cognitive and motor abilities, which can severely affect their quality of life.

One of the consequence of cognitive decline is impaired hand-eye coordination, a critical skill for daily activities and maintaining independence This impairment arises as MCI affects cognitive functions such as attention, making it difficult for individuals to focus on tasks, often leading to wandering hand and eye movements and hesitation during actions.

Hand-eye coordination, the brain's ability to synchronize visual input with hand movements, plays an essential role in performing activities of daily living (ADLs) and independence of older adults. Impaired hand-eye coordination is associated with the early stages of cognitive decline, indicating that cognitive deterioration has a significant impact on this ability.

Signs and symptoms include difficulty with precise movements like buttoning clothes, spilling drinks while pouring, struggling to catch a ball, messy handwriting, clumsiness when reaching for objects, frequent misjudging distances, and taking longer to complete tasks requiring hand-eye coordination due to slower reaction times etc.

Older adults with MCI are at risk of further cognitive decline which can lead to dementia/Alzheimer's disease in which hand-eye coordination may decline so easy, accessible and engaging intervention for older adults that will improve hand eye coordination will be provided in this study.

This study aims to determine the effect of two such interventions-video games and ball tossing exercises-in enhancing eye-hand coordination in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. This study aims to determine the effect of two such interventions-video games and ball tossing exercises-in enhancing eye-hand coordination in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

By exploring the effects of these two interventions, this research seeks to contribute valuable insights for health care professionals to engage older population into targeted activities so they can support the cognitive health of older adults, ultimately improving their quality of life and limiting the effects of MCI like impaired eye hand coordination.

one control group will undergo exercise program only and another experimental group will play video games to improve eye hand coordination along with exercise plan A randomized control trial was conducted in 2023 on efficacy of multi-domain cognitive function training on cognitive function, working memory, attention, and coordination in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia in which the MCFT intervention showed positive effects in enhancing global cognitive function, and hand eye coordination in older adults with mild cognitive impairment Another study in 2020 was conducted in which Analysis of a Video Game on Cognitive Abilities: A Study to Enhance Psychomotor Skills via Game-Play in which the study's findings indicate that participants aged (16-19) who played the video game showed greater confidence in their eye-hand coordination and visual responses.

They were able to complete the natural building block task more quickly and accurately A randomized control trial was conducted in 2019 in which Effect of interactive cognitive-motor training on eye-hand coordination and cognitive function in older adults was seen results show The visual-motor integration results showed a small to moderate effect size for pre post comparison A study was conducted in 2018 in students of mean age (17-18 years) and the results showed significant improvement of Hand-eye coordination compare to control group after the 4 weeks of exercise program. Experimental group performed specific exercises(bouncing ball taps and tennis ball tapping)weekly twice for four weeks In study of 2019, Results of a study suggest that playing an easily accessible video game in older age can enhance cognitive functioning, especially in areas directly tied to the video gaming activities.

This highlights the importance of identifying interventions that may help improve hand-eye coordination in older adults with MCI, thereby promoting independence and improving their quality of life.

Conditions

Cognitive Dysfunction; Cognitive Disorder; Cognitive Decline

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

video games and ball tossing intervention

TAPD game:Tap the correct targets as they scroll down the screen. Be careful, though, the current target colour will change and the scrolling speed will increase progressively by time. it will have 5 difficulty levels Hand eye coordination game:Tap changing illuminating squares

Ball tossing intervention:

Exercise 1: Participant will be supposed to dribble/ tap soft bouncing ball on ground with one hand. After one set of exercise, 2 minutes of rest will be given and then again same exercise will be performed.

Exercise 2: Participants will be supposed to throw soft ball to the wall and aim for re-bound catch, initially starts from football sized soft ball and progress to small ball to increase difficulty level according to participants.

For easy level, participants can start from catching the ball after tapping to ground in the first week depending upon their ability.

Exercise 3: Participants will be supposed to tap table tennis ball with table tennis bat in air in vertical direction

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental Group

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

VIDEO GAME-TAPD: Week 1st-6th: Start with kids level and progress upto expert level and Participants will automatically progress to advanced level based on their individual ability and progress in game in progressing weeks.

(kids level to expert level: according to game levels) Hand eye coordination game:Tap changing illuminating squares. Week1- 3 repetitions(2sets),Week2- 4 repetitions(2 sets),Week3- 5 repetitions(2 sets),Week4- 6 repetitions(2 sets),Week5- 7 repetitions(2 sets),Week6- 8 repetitions(2 sets) Ball tossing intervention:Week 1-2 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) and Exercise 2(2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with ground tap catch Week 3-4 (Exercise 2 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) Week 5-6 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) , Exercise 2 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) Number of reps adjusted according to session number per week

ball tossing intervention

Exercise 1: Participant will be supposed to dribble/ tap soft bouncing ball on ground with one hand. After one set of exercise, 2 minutes of rest will be given and then again same exercise will be performed.

Exercise 2: Participants will be supposed to throw soft ball to the wall and aim for re-bound catch, initially starts from football sized soft ball and progress to small ball to increase difficulty level according to participants.

For easy level, participants can start from catching the ball after tapping to ground in the first week depending upon their ability.

Exercise 3: Participants will be supposed to tap table tennis ball with table tennis bat in air in vertical direction

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control Group

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Week 1-2 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) and Exercise 2(2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with ground tap catch Week 3-4 (Exercise 2 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) Week 5-6 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) , Exercise 2 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) Number of reps adjusted according to session number per week e.g

• Day 1: 20 reps per week
• Day 2: 30 reps per week
• Day 3: 40 reps per week Progression: Participants will progress to advanced level based on their individual ability and progress. Levels of complexity will be adjusted according to patient progress.

Interventions

Experimental Group

VIDEO GAME-TAPD: Week 1st-6th: Start with kids level and progress upto expert level and Participants will automatically progress to advanced level based on their individual ability and progress in game in progressing weeks.

(kids level to expert level: according to game levels) Hand eye coordination game:Tap changing illuminating squares. Week1- 3 repetitions(2sets),Week2- 4 repetitions(2 sets),Week3- 5 repetitions(2 sets),Week4- 6 repetitions(2 sets),Week5- 7 repetitions(2 sets),Week6- 8 repetitions(2 sets) Ball tossing intervention:Week 1-2 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) and Exercise 2(2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with ground tap catch Week 3-4 (Exercise 2 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) Week 5-6 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) , Exercise 2 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) Number of reps adjusted according to session number per week

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Control Group

Week 1-2 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) and Exercise 2(2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with ground tap catch Week 3-4 (Exercise 2 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 20/30/40 repetitions) Week 5-6 (Exercise 1 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) , Exercise 2 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) with direct catch and Exercise 3 (2 sets, 50 repetitions) Number of reps adjusted according to session number per week e.g

• Day 1: 20 reps per week
• Day 2: 30 reps per week
• Day 3: 40 reps per week Progression: Participants will progress to advanced level based on their individual ability and progress. Levels of complexity will be adjusted according to patient progress.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Older population aged from 60years and above
• Normal/ normal to corrected vision
• MoCA Score of 18-25 for screening / MCI patients
• Can do Independent ADLS
• Beery VMI Score: 80 and above score

Exclusion Criteria

• History of head trauma, loss of consciousness, stroke, rapid cognitive decline
• Diagnosis of mental illness/neurocognitive disorders
• Diagnosed Vestibular disorders
• Hearing, vision and communication impairments

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Foundation University Islamabad

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Foundation University College of Physical Therapy

Islamabad, , Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Muttayaba Ishtiaq, DPT

Role: CONTACT

imuttayaba58@gmail.com

+92 321-5312943

Facility Contacts

Furqan Ahmed Siddiqi, Phd

Role: primary

principal.fucp@fui.edu.pk

+92515788171 ext. 602

Other Identifiers

FUI/CTR/2025/04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id