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

/A0 sites58 target enrollmentJuly 20, 2021

Conditionsolder adults with a history of falls Dual-task training Mild cognitive impairment Cognitive function Executive function Instrumental activities of daily living

Overview

Phase: Phase 2
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: older adults with a history of falls
Sponsor: /A
Enrollment: 58
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

These results indicated that the cognitive-physical dual-task training is clinically beneficial to improve static (One Leg Standing Test) and dynamic (Timed Up and Go test) balance as well as executive function (Trail Making Test Part B) in older adults with a history of falls.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

July 20, 2021

End Date

February 28, 2021

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•(1\) over 65\-year old
•(2\) those who have experienced falls in the 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

Exclusion Criteria

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