Cognitive Training and Dual-task Ability

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Gait Disorder

In brief

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 of this study is to examine the extent to which the addition of cognitive training following balance rehabilitation results in greater benefits to dual-task ability.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01895608

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

34

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-19

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• 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).

Where it is running

• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA — Decatur, Georgia, United States
• Mountain Home VA Medical Center James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN — Mountain Home, Tennessee, United States

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