Real-life Dual-Task Training
Older adults have difficulty optimizing two tasks at once and typically experience greater interference than younger adults when dual-tasking, meaningful that there is greater decline in performance of at least one task when comparing single and dual-tasking. Difficulty dual-tasking may actually predict falls in community-dwelling older adults. Dual-task training has been shown to improve cognitive outcomes (attention, memory), motor outcomes (balance, gait), and dual-task performance in older adults; however, most dual-task training involves simulated tasks that do not reflect functional dual tasks in the real world. Greater dual-task improvements could be seen when training functionally specific tasks. One way to increase task specificity is to offer real-life, contextually-relevant, dual-task training embedded in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Limited evidence exists for dual-task training interventions for older adults with T2DM; however there is early evidence of improvements in cognitive and motor effects with simulated dual-task training, which could translate to improved dual-task performance, reduced impact on everyday life, and reduced fall risk. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a real-life dual-task training program for older adults at risk to fall.
Conditions:
🦠 Fall
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 3 July 2024
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 1 July 2026
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 1 July 2026
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 36
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * at least 65 years old
    • * ambulatory around the home with or without an assistive device
    • * answered yes to at least one of the fall risk questions with their therapist
    • * scheduled to receive occupational therapy services with instrumental activity of daily living goals through Covell Care.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Not fluent in English
    • * Self-reported diagnosis of dementia
Ages Eligible for Study: 65 Years to N/A (OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 24 June 2024
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 24 June 2024
  • First Posted 28 June 2024

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 29 July 2024
  • Last Update Posted 30 July 2024
  • Last Verified July 2024