The Effects of Cognitive-motor Dual-task Intervention on Fall Prevention Among Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT07025278

Last Updated: 2025-06-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-01-31

Brief Summary

1. Develop an evidence-based dual-task intervention programme incorporating gamification for fall risk reduction in older adults.

2. Examine the effects of the gamified dual-task intervention on fall risk in older adults.

3. Elucidate the underlying mechanisms of the optimal gamified dual-task intervention programme in reducing falls in older adults.

Conditions

ELDERLY PEOPLE; Cognitive-motor Dual-task; Fall Prevention; Intervention

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Medium difficulty fixed priority group

Participants in this group underwent a medium-difficulty and fixed-priority cognitive-motor dual-task fall prevention intervention program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Medium difficulty fixed priority group

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

During the intervention process, participants carried out cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously. They were told to divide attention equally between them and not prioritize one over the other.

Medium difficulty variable priority group

Participants in this group underwent a medium-difficulty and variable-priority cognitive-motor dual-task fall prevention intervention program

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Medium difficulty variable priority group

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

During the intervention process, participants performed medium-difficulty cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously. Participants alter focus between the motor task and the cognitive task every half of the intervention time.

Interventions

Medium difficulty fixed priority group

During the intervention process, participants carried out cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously. They were told to divide attention equally between them and not prioritize one over the other.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Medium difficulty variable priority group

During the intervention process, participants performed medium-difficulty cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously. Participants alter focus between the motor task and the cognitive task every half of the intervention time.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 65 years old;

2. Able to walk independently for at least 10 meters without obvious pain or difficulty;

3. Free from lower limb and foot deformities, wounds, ulcers, or other diseases, and capable of wearing flexible devices;

4. Scored as low or moderate fall risk on the Morse Fall Risk Assessment Scale;

5. Scored > 40 points on the Berg Balance Scale and < 20 seconds on the Time Up and Go Test (TUG);

6. Scored ≥ 21 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);

7. With an educational level of primary school or above, able to correctly understand instructions and make corresponding responses;

8. Without diseases that severely affect cognitive and motor functions, including cardiovascular diseases (such as uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure, etc.), neurological diseases (such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, etc.), musculoskeletal diseases (such as severe arthritis, recent fractures, etc.), etc.;

9. Normal vision and hearing or corrected to normal, without affecting the understanding of instructions and participation in interventions;

10. Conscious and able to understand the test requirements;

11. Able to understand and sign the informed consent form voluntarily, and willing to cooperate in completing the research procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Must rely on assistive walking devices or others to walk;

2. Individuals with color vision disorders, including various types of color blindness and color weakness;

3. Unable to correctly perform addition and subtraction operations;

4. Those allergic to the materials of research equipment;

5. Currently participating in other research or intervention projects that may affect the effectiveness of this intervention.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Jinyao Wang

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jinyao Wang

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

Ethics No. 2573, 2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id