Clinical trial NCT06540482: Reliability and Validity of The Figure of 8 Walk Test With and Without Dual-Task
Official title: Reliability and Validity of the Figure of 8 Walk Test With and Without Dual-Task in Individuals With Stroke
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: stroke
validity and reliability
Lead sponsor: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-08-06
Enrollment: 32
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The participants consisted of stroke patients aged 50 years and older who were followed up and treated by Pamukkale University Adult Neurological Rehabilitation-Outpatient Unit

Brief summary: For people with stroke, walking on a curved path is more difficult than walking on a straight path and can lead to falls. Most of the outcome scales assessing the gait of people with stroke involve walking in a straight line or with one turn. Assessing a person with stroke walking on a straight path may not be indicative of real-life gait-related performance. The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT) includes a straight and curved gait that may represent the daily gait. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating the reliability and validity of the dual-task F8W test in individuals with stroke. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the F8W and dual-task F8W test in individuals with stroke.

Detailed description: For people with stroke, walking on a curved path is more difficult than walking on a straight path and can lead to falls. Most of the outcome scales assessing the gait of people with stroke involve walking in a straight line or with one turn. Assessing a person with stroke walking on a straight path may not be indicative of real-life gait-related performance. The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT) includes a straight and curved gait that may represent the daily gait. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating the reliability and validity of the dual-task F8W test in individuals with stroke. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the F8W and dual-task F8W test in individuals with stroke.

This prospectively designed study evaluated the demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants. The main outcome measures included the F8WT, dual-task F8WT, Standardised Mini Mental Test, The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Timed-Up and Go Test, 10-metre walk test, Modified Four Square Step Test and Six-Spot Step Test.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 50 years of age or older,
* Having had only one unilateral stroke at least 6 months before the study,
* Being medically stable,
* Being able to walk at least 10 metres with a cane or independently,
* Getting at least 24 points from the Standardised Mini Mental Test,
* Being able to perform the cognitive task (subtraction) given during the assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of additional orthopaedic, neurological or cardiovascular diseases that may affect balance and walking,
* Uncorrectable visual and hearing problems

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT)
timeFrame: The test will be administered first and third day.
measure: Dual-task The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT)
timeFrame: The test will be administered first and third day.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Afyonkarahisar
country: Turkey
facility: Afyonkarahisar Health Science University
Study officials:
affiliation: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
name: EMEL TAŞVURAN HORATA, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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