Is dual-task training clinically beneficial to improve balance and executive function in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls?

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Older adults with a history of falls; Falls; Older adults; Balance; Executive function

• Registration Number: TCTR20201029002
• Lead Sponsor: There is no sponsor

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2020-08-31
• Study Start: 2020-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

(1) over 65-year old
(2) those who have experience falls in last six months
(3) those who ambulate independently without any assistant devices
(4) those who understand a simple instruction as confirmed by the Korean version of Mini-Mental Status Examination (≥ 24).

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Those who have any neurological, orthopedic, or psychological disorders
(2) those who have visual or auditory impairments
(3) those who not participated in any programs for improving balance in last six months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Executive function Before and after the 8-week intervention Executive function was assessed by using the Korean version of Executive Function Performance Test ,Executive function Before and after the 8-week intervention Frontal Assessment Battery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Executive function Before and after the 8-week intervention Trail-Making Test