The influence and applications of dual task prioritization in risks of fall: exploration in elderly and people with stroke (Part II)

Phase 2

• Conditions: Healthy elderlyIndividuals with chronic stroke; Dual task prioritization; Dual task training; Fall risks; Executive function; Balance performance

• Registration Number: TCTR20200504006
• Lead Sponsor: ational Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-05-04
• Study Completion: 2023-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy elderly:
(1) age ≥ 65 years old,
(2) the ability to walk at least for 1 minute independently,
(3) intact cognitive function (mini-mental state examination, MMSE ≥ 24),
(4) classified as using task-first prioritization during the screening test.
Individuals with chronic stroke:
(1) age between 20 and 80 years old,
(2) first-ever stroke,
(3) post-stroke duration ≥ 6 months,
(4) the ability to walk for 1 minute independently,
(5) intact cognitive function (mini-mental state examination, MMSE ≥ 24)
(6) classified as using task-first prioritization during the screening test.

Exclusion Criteria

All participants:
(1) diagnosis or history of neurological disorders, psychological disorders, or learning disability known to interfere with the participation in this study,
(2) unstable medical status (unstable vital signs)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
walking tasks performance It will be assessed after enrollment GaitUp system,non-walking tasks performance It will be assessed after enrollment serially subtraction task, moving subjects from one bowl to another,non-walking tasks performance It will be assessed after enrollment serially subtraction task, moving subjects from one bowl to another

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
executive function It will be assessed after enrollment Trail Making Test A and B,balance performance It will be assessed after enrollment Limit of Stability (LOS) and Berg balance scale (BBS),fall risk It will be assessed after enrollment Fall Risk Assessment & Screening Tool (FRAST)