Clinical trial NCT06656052: Effects of Different Types of Cognitive Loading on Gait With Growing Age
Official title: To Determine the Effects of Different Types of Cognitive Loading on Gait With Growing Age
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Gait Analysis
Cognitive Load, Performance
Keywords: gait
cognitive load
cognitive loading
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-24
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 21
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: research
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The goal of this study is to determine how different types of cognitive loading affect the gait of an individual and its association with growing age. The main aim is to find out if:

1. There is a significant difference in the effect of three different methods of cognitive loading on gait parameters across age groups.
2. There is an association of cognitive loading with different age groups.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Both male and female genders.
* Age between 21-70 years.
* Healthy individuals with normal systemic history.
* Individuals with normal cognitive level (score between 0-7 on 6CIT test)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals having any comorbidities.
* Individuals having diagnosed gait disorders/deviations.
* Non-cooperative participants

Primary outcomes:
measure: Walking speed
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Walking speed
timeFrame: During three cognitive tasks
measure: Walking speed
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
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step length
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length variability
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step length variability
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step length variability
timeFrame: Immediately after Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step time
timeFrame: During Cognitive loading tests
measure: Step time
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 asymmetry
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
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Imran Amjad, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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