Dual Task in Institutionalized Elderly
December 2, 2015 updated by: Lislei Jorge Patrizzi, Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro
Dual Task in Institutionalized Elderly: Positive Impact on the Risk of Falls and Functionality
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.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed 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).
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
6
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
60 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
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
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Cognitive motor training
Evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week training based on dual-task (motor and cognitive) in institutionalized elderly.
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Initially an intervention consisting of double duty activities (motor-cognitive) and the control group will be subjected to a conventional treatment based on stretching and strengthening will be held.
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Active Comparator: Control Group
kinesiotherapeutic conventional treatment
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Standardized global stretching and strengthening with squat exercise, plantar flexion in foot and elbow flexion supporting body weight in the hands arranged on the wall
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Risk of falls
Time Frame: 8 weeks of training
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Measured by the following tests: TUG, motor TUG, cognitive TUG, Romberg and sensitized Romberg (all measured in seconds)
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8 weeks of training
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Independence to carry out basic activities of daily living
Time Frame: 8 weeks of training
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Through the modified Katz scale: the simulation of the activities originally present in the Katz scale was performed by the participants, and the time taken to their execution was recorded.
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8 weeks of training
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Muscle strength
Time Frame: 8 weeks of training
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Through dynamometry
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8 weeks of training
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Collaborators and Investigators
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Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lislei Patrizzi, Professor, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
February 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2015
Study Completion (Actual)
July 1, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 14, 2015
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 2, 2015
First Posted (Estimate)
December 3, 2015
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
December 3, 2015
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 2, 2015
Last Verified
December 1, 2015
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