Comparison of Effect of Different Methods of Cognitive Loading on Gait of Normal Healthy Students

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• Conditions: Cognitive Load, Performance

• Registration Number: NCT06656078
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

Comparison of effect of different methods of cognitive loading on gait of normal healthy students.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-23
• Study Start: 2024-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-26
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-15
• Study Completion: 2024-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

• Male and female students from colleges of Abbottabad.
• Age limit (17 to 20) According to (FSC admission criteria age of the student should not be more than 18 to enter the college.)
• Healthy individuals without any neurological and MSK disorder. (screening will be done before performing the test on the student, questions regarding the above-mentioned conditions and consent will be signed before starting the test)

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Exclusion Criteria

• Any student with visible physical deformity or MSK disorder will not be included in this research (15)
• Any student with a psychiatric or neurological disorder will not be included (16)
• Any student with cardiac abnormality will be excluded from this research (17)
• Any student who does not fall in this age group will not be included in this research.
• Colleges outside Abbottabad will not be included in this research.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Step time(s)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures step time with moderate to excellent reliability while the participant is walking normally with (ICC=0.84). Step time increases under the effect of dynamic balance-based activities.
Walking speed (m/s)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures the walking speed with moderate to excellent reliability while the participant is walking normally with (ICC=0.93). Walking speed usually decreases if the participant performs a task that challenges dynamic balance.
Gait symmetry (%)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures gait symmetry with moderate to excellent reliability while the participant is walking normally with (ICC=0.65) Gait symmetry tends to decrease if the participant undergoes a task that includes dynamic balance.
Step length(m)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures step length with moderate to excellent reliability while the participant is walking normally with (ICC=0.94). Step length usually increases with challenged dynamic balance-based activities.
Step time variability(%)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures step time with moderate to poor reliability while the participant is walking normally (ICC=0.51). Step time variability tends to increase if a participant undergoes dynamic balance-based activities.
Step length variability(%)	Baseline	For gait activity, the G\&B app measures step length variability with moderate to poor reliability while the participant is walking normally (ICC=0.16). step length variability tends to increase with activities that involve dynamic balance.
Step length asymmetry(%)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures step length asymmetry with moderate to poor reliability while the participant is walking normally with (ICC=0.6). Step length asymmetry tends to increase with tasks that include dynamic balance.
Step time asymmetry(%)	Immediately after Cognitive loading tests	For gait activity, the Gait and Balance mobile app (G\&B) measures step time asymmetry with moderate reliability while the participant is walking normally with (ICC=0.68). Step time asymmetry tends to increase with activities that include dynamic balance.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah international university; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan