The Effects of Dual Task Training With Different Task Priorities on Physical Performance and Cognitive Status in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Parkinson's Disease (PD); Mobility; Dual-task; Cognition; Walking

Treatments: Other: Variable priority dual task training; Other: Single task training; Other: Fixed priority dual task training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06794177

285 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to investigate and compare the effects of variable and fixed priority dual task training on balance, walking skills, mobility and cognition in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having agreed to participate in the research after being given detailed information about the research.
• Having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease by a specialist neurologist according to the UK Brain Bank criteria
• Being in stage 1-3 according to Hoehn & Yahr
• Being 40 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

• Having a neurological condition other than Parkinson's disease
• Cognitive impairment
• Have undergone deep brain stimulation surgery
• Having a visual, auditory or perceptual problem
• Having any orthopedic, rheumatological or other disease that may affect walking and balance.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Contol Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Single task training

Treatment:

Other: Single task training

Variable priority dual task training group

Experimental group

Description:

Variable priority dual task training

Treatment:

Other: Variable priority dual task training

Fixed priority dual task training group

Experimental group

Description:

Fixed priority dual task training

Treatment:

Other: Fixed priority dual task training