Cognitive Training while Seated to Reduce Motor Risk Factors of Falls in Older Adults at Increased Risk of Falling: A Randomized and Controlled Pilot Study

Not Applicable

Conditions: accidental falls, fall-related injuries

Registration Number: DRKS00033333

Lead Sponsor: Professur für Gesundheits- und Rehabilitationssport

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

ability to walk 10 meters independently (with or without a walking aid)
- moderate to high risk of falling (a fall in the past year or concerns about falling or feeling unsteady while walking and standing AND Timed-Up & Go (TUG) test time >12 seconds or Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score <9 or habitual walking speed <0.8 m/s).
- access to a tablet or smartphone and the ability to use it

Exclusion Criteria

- Neurodegenerative diseases
- sensory deficits that impair participation (e.g., severe hearing or vision impairment)
- regular participation in physical or cognitive training

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inhibitory choice stepping reaction time (iCSRT; Schoene, Delbaere & Lord, 2017, J Am Med Dir Assoc) at 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
motor-cognitive performance at 12 weeks<br>- Trail-walking test (Schott, 2015, Z Gerontol Geriatr), <br>- Multi-target stepping test (Yamada, 2011, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci)<br>- Dual-task 10-meter walk test <br>- Dual-task Timed Up-and-Go Test <br><br>motor performance at 12 weeks<br>- 10-meter walk test <br>- Timed up-and-Go Test (TUG), <br>- static balance test, <br>- De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI)<br><br>cognitive performance at 12 weeks using a computerized test battery<br>- Simple reaction time test <br>- Choice reaction time test <br>- Digit symbol substitution test <br>- Visual search test<br>- Trail making test<br>- Go/No-Go tapping test <br>- Mental rotation