Effects of Dual-Task management and resistance training on gait performance in elderly: a randomized controlled trail
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy elderly participants
- Registration Number
- DRKS00012337
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Hamburg, Faculty of Psychology and Movement Sciences, Department of Health Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
independent living,
ability and mobility to join the group training sessions
Exclusion Criteria
acute or chronical diseases with a documented influence on balance control (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease; Diabetes);
use of gait assistance (e.g. walking canes, frames, rolling walkers);
cognitive impairment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 30 minutes walking test: Gait variables of step length, step width, and gait line as well as the vertical maximal impact and normalized to body weight were measured as main outcome variables. <br>Measurements were taken immediately prior to the first training session and immediately after the final session.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The 16 Item Falls Efficacy Scale-International (German version) was used to measure fear of falling. <br>Measurements were taken immediately prior to the first training session and immediately after the final session.