Clinical trial NCT06299267: The Effect of Dual Task on Manual Skill Performance in Children and Adolescents
Official title: The Effect of Dual Task on Manual Skill Performance in Children and Adolescents
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Child, Only
Adolescent Development
Keywords: children
adolescent
manual skill
dual-task
Lead sponsor: Igdir University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-07
Enrollment: 77
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SCREENING

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of dual-task conditions on manual dexterity performance in typically developing young people and children between the ages of 7-18.

MATERIAL AND METHOD:

* Demographic information, dominant extremity will be noted and the evaluation will begin by applying the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children.
* The evaluations will primarily evaluate the child's performance on a single cognitive task
* The cognitive task will be the n-back task (counting down task) to be applied in accordance with the level of the child or adolescent.
* Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), participants will be asked to score the difficulty of the cognitive task as a number between 0 and 10.
* the 9-Hole Test will be applied and the times will be recorded by asking to write a given paragraph.
* Dual task evaluations will be administered by giving a simultaneous cognitive task while administering the -9-Hole Test and writing a paragraph.
* In order to reveal the dual-task cost (DTC), dual-task performance will be subtracted from single-task performance and the difference will be calculated in seconds.

As a result of this study, manual dexterity performance and cognitive performance in single-task conditions in typically developing children and adolescents will be revealed. Additionally, changes in this performance will be detected in dual-task situations.

Detailed description: In the literature, balance or walking postural tasks are mostly used in dual-task studies for typically developing children. However, dual task tasks performed during manual skills in daily life have not been adequately researched. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of dual-task conditions on manual dexterity performance in typically developing young people and children between the ages of 7-18. Although studies on this subject are limited in the world, a comprehensive study is needed on children and young people in our country.

MATERIAL AND METHOD:

* Demographic information, dominant extremity will be noted and the evaluation will begin by applying the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children.
* The evaluations will primarily evaluate the child's performance on a single cognitive task in a supported sitting position on a chair, without a motor task. The cognitive task will be the n-back task (counting down task) to be applied in accordance with the level of the child or young person.
* Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), participants will be asked to score the difficulty of the cognitive task as a number between 0 and 10.
* In order to evaluate the single motor performance of manual skills, the 9-Hole Test will be applied and the times will be recorded by asking to write a given paragraph.
* Dual task evaluations will be administered by giving a simultaneous cognitive task while administering the 9-Hole Test and writing a paragraph.
* In order to reveal the dual-task cost (DTC), dual-task performance will be subtracted from single-task performance and the difference will be calculated in seconds.

As a result of this study, manual dexterity performance and cognitive performance in single-task conditions in typically developing children and adolescents will be revealed. Additionally, changes in this performance will be detected in dual-task situations.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Be between the ages of 7-18,
* Not having a chronic disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants must have had a health problem or had an operation that would affect the musculoskeletal system or dexterity performance in the last year (EX: Distal radius fracture).
* Having concentration problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
* Not volunteering to participate in the study and not signing a consent form.

Primary outcomes:
measure: single cognitive task
timeFrame: 1minute
measure: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
timeFrame: 1minute
measure: 9-Hole Peg Test.-Single task
timeFrame: 2minutes
measure: 9-Hole Peg Test and writing a given paragraph.-Dual task
timeFrame: 2 minutes
measure: writing a given paragraph.-Single task
timeFrame: 3 minutes
measure: writing a given paragraph.-Dual task
timeFrame: 3 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Iğdır
country: Turkey
facility: Iğdır University
Study officials:
affiliation: Igdir University
name: Sema Büğüşan Oruç, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Wollesen B, Janssen TI, Muller H, Voelcker-Rehage C. Effects of cognitive-motor dual task training on cognitive and physical performance in healthy children and adolescents: A scoping review. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2022 Apr;224:103498. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103498. Epub 2022 Jan 25.
citation: Rubsam M, Girolami GL, Bhatt T. Heterogeneity of Tasks and Outcome Measures in Dual Tasking Studies in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review. Phys Ther. 2024 Jan 1;104(1):pzad151. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad151.
citation: Szturm T, Parmar ST, Mehta K, Shetty DR, Kanitkar A, Eskicioglu R, Gaonkar N. Game-Based Dual-Task Exercise Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Blending Balance, Visuomotor and Cognitive Training: Feasibility Randomized Control Trial. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jan 19;22(3):761. doi: 10.3390/s22030761.