Clinical trial NCT06580171: Validation of Walking and Remembering Test
Official title: A Study to Assess The Balance Using Remote Access Method - Walking and Remembering Test Validation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy Individuals
Keywords: Healthy
Walking and Remembering Test
Validity
Tele-assessment
Lead sponsor: Karadeniz Technical University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-08-30
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Walking and Remembering Test Group
Primary purpose: SCREENING

Brief summary: In this study, the usability of the Walking and Remembering Test will be examined using the remote interview method. The study will be carried out with a single group. First, the WART test will be performed face-to-face at Marmara University Biomechanics Laboratory. The second evaluation will be carried out using a remote method. From the participants;

* He/she will first be asked to walk freely within a line that is 8 meters long and 19 cm wide. Later;
* He will be asked to walk once at average speed and three times as fast as possible in the same line. Later;
* The participant is given a Counting Test. This test includes number sequences from 4 digits to 9 digits. Participants are told these number strings and asked to repeat them with the same speed and tone of voice. The longest sequence of numbers is recorded. Later;
* The participant is walked on the same line again and asked to repeat the longest number sequence he remembers and the test is completed. Cognitive performance with the counting test reflects walking speed during 4 walks, and the number of incorrect steps reflects walking performance.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having any known psychological, vestibular and neurological diseases,
* No major or minor hip, knee or ankle injuries,
* Not showing osteoarticular or muscle traumas that prevent upright posture and ambulation,
* Not taking medications that affect posture, such as vestibular apparatus sedatives, antidepressants or anxiolytics,
* Not complaining of dizziness or vertigo,
* Being between the ages of 18-30.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with untreated visual impairment,
* Epilepsy, postural dizziness or hypotension,
* Individuals with dependent ambulation,
* Individuals with any disease that affects balance,
* Those with cancer or fibromyalgia.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Walking and Remembering Test (WART)
timeFrame: Baseline of the study (Face-to-Face)
measure: Walking and Remembering Test (WART)
timeFrame: First day after the Baseline Assessment (Remote Assessment)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Demographic Data Form
timeFrame: Baseline of the study
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İstanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Marmara University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Biomechanics and Performance Analysis Laboratory
Study officials:
affiliation: Marmara University
name: Aysel Yildiz Ozer, Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Marmara University
name: Semra Oğuz, Associate Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Marmara University
name: Gökçe Kartal, MSc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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