Status:

COMPLETED

Cognitive Training and Dual-task Ability

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Gait Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-89 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The first goal of this study is to examine the extent to which the inclusion of dual-task practice to standard balance rehabilitation results in greater benefits to dual-task ability. The second goal ...

Detailed Description

Historically, degradation of balance control in older adults has been attributed to impairments of the motor and/or sensory systems. As a result, therapy has focused on motor and sensory impairments. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria include:
  • \> 60 years of age
  • documented balance or mobility problems
  • dual-task impairment (timed up and go with subtraction task \> 15 s)

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria include:
  • cognitive impairment (\> 2 errors on Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire41)
  • progressive medical issues that would impact mobility (e.g., Parkinson's disease).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

34 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01895608

Start Date

July 1 2013

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

June 19 2017

Active Locations (2)

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Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA

Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033

2

Mountain Home VA Medical Center James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN

Mountain Home, Tennessee, United States, 37684