Dual-task Training During Curved Walking in Stroke Patients

Fooyin University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke Rehabilitation

Treatments: Behavioral: cognitive dual-task group; Behavioral: Single-task group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06898073

KSVGH24-CT8-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of curved walking training under dual-task conditions on the cognitive function and walking ability of stroke patients.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. First-time unilateral stroke
2. Age between 40 and 80 years
3. Able to walk 10 meters continuously with or without the use of assistive devices
4. Capable of following instructions and performing simple arithmetic
5. Brunnstrom stage 3 or higher

Exclusion criteria

1. Other neurological disease or unstable medical conditions
2. Visual field defect
3. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) <24 points
4. Pusher syndrome
5. Half-sided neglect
6. Expressive aphasia
7. Poorly controlled hypertension or cardiovascular disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive tasks as the second task in addition to walking

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: cognitive dual-task group

walking without performing a second task during the walking training

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Single-task group