Dual Task in Institutionalized Elderly

Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Other: Cognitive motor training; Other: kinesiotherapeutic conventional treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02621697

UFTM 2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of eight weeks of cognitive motor training (dual task) in the risk of falls, balance, independence in basic activities of daily living (BADL) and handgrip in institutionalized elderly.

Methods: The sample was divided in two groups: double task group (DTG), consists of five elderly, undergoing a training consists of motor and cognitive activities and control group (CG) consists of four seniors who underwent conventional kinesiotherapeutic training, based on global stretching and strengthening exercises, both held in 16 sessions.

Full description

Experimental, prospective and quantitative study, whose sample was selected for convenience in a long-term care institution for the elderly (LTCF) in the city of Uberaba - MG. The volunteers were divided into two groups, named dual task group (DTG) consists of five seniors, and control group (CG) consists of four elderly. All participants of both groups answered a questionnaire with sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the sample. Participants underwent a pre- and post evaluation containing vital signs parameters (blood pressure, respiratory rate and heart rate), anthropometric data (weight and height) and different tests to evaluate the balance, functional mobility, risk of falls, muscle strength and independence to carry out basic activities of daily living. The performed tests were Timed Up and Go (TUG) conventional, motor TUG and TUG cognitive, beyond Romberg test and Sensitized Romberg, Berg Balance Scale, and modified Katz scale (with maintenance of the six original activities of the scale, but with simulation to the performance of each task, measuring the spent time).

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• individuals over the age of 60,
• minimum score of 18 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE),
• individuals classified as sedentary according the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version IPAQ-),
• literate and visual acuity preserved or corrected.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals unable to remain standing upright
• individuals dependent from auxiliary device to walk
• those who performed another type of physical therapy intervention concomitantly

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive motor training

Experimental group

Description:

Evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week training based on dual-task (motor and cognitive) in institutionalized elderly.

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive motor training

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

kinesiotherapeutic conventional treatment

Treatment:

Other: kinesiotherapeutic conventional treatment