Comparison of Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (Cognitive) and 3-m Backwards Walk Test

Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Berg Balance Test; Other: 3-m Backward Walk Test; Other: Modified Four Square Step Test; Other: Timed Up and Go Test; Other: Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (cognitive)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05211349

2021/534

Details and patient eligibility

About

Two balance assessment tools that have been used recently have attracted considerable attention: the Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (cognitive) (DTUG) and the 3-m Backward Walk Test (3MBWT). The aim of this study is to compare the psychometric properties of two clinically proven balance assessment tools.

Full description

There are unidimensional and multidimensional scales used to evaluate gait balance after stroke. Unidimensional scales (DTUG, 3MBWT) can be useful in clinical practice and in screening for basic balance problems. Two balance assessment tools that have been used recently have attracted considerable attention: the Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (cognitive) (DTUG) and the 3-m Backward Walk Test (3MBWT). The aim of this study is to compare the psychometric properties of two clinically proven balance assessment tools. In the study, construct validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and cut-off score (for determining falling risk) of the two tests will be calculated.

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Single stroke with unilateral hemiparesis at least 6 months prior to the study,
• Be in the age range of 50-85 years
• Able to walk at least 10 meters independently with or without a walking aid,
• Getting at least 24 points from the Standardized Mini-Mental Test
• It is to be able to follow two-stage commands and perform subtraction.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of additional orthopedic or neurological diseases that may affect balance and walking,
• Having uncorrected vision and hearing problems