Clinical trial NCT06656078: Comparison of Effect of Different Methods of Cognitive Loading on Gait of Normal Healthy Students
Official title: The Effects of Different Types of Cognitive Load on Gait
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cognitive Load, Performance
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-24
Enrollment: 82
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 17
Maximum age (years): 20
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Research
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Comparison of effect of different methods of cognitive loading on gait of normal healthy students.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female students from colleges of Abbottabad.
* Age limit (17 to 20) According to (FSC admission criteria age of the student should not be more than 18 to enter the college.)
* Healthy individuals without any neurological and MSK disorder. (screening will be done before performing the test on the student, questions regarding the above-mentioned conditions and consent will be signed before starting the test)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any student with visible physical deformity or MSK disorder will not be included in this research (15)
* Any student with a psychiatric or neurological disorder will not be included (16)
* Any student with cardiac abnormality will be excluded from this research (17)
* Any student who does not fall in this age group will not be included in this research.
* Colleges outside Abbottabad will not be included in this research.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Walking speed (m/s)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Walking speed (m/s)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Walking speed (m/s)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Gait symmetry (%)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Gait symmetry (%)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Gait symmetry (%)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length(m)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step length(m)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length(m)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time(s)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step time(s)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time(s)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time variability(%)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step time variability(%)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time variability(%)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length variability(%)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step length asymmetry(%)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length asymmetry(%)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time asymmetry(%)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step time asymmetry(%)
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time asymmetry(%)
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah international university
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Imran Amjad, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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