Dual-task training with progression from variable- to fixed-priority instructions versus dual-task training with variable-priority on gait speed in community-dwelling older adults: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial : Variable- and fixed-priority dual-task for older adults.
BMC Geriatr. 2020 Feb 22; 20(1):76.BG

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Functional independence and safe mobility, especially in older people, mostly rely on the ability to perform dual tasks, particularly during activities with variable- and fixed-priority attention. The aim of this study is to compare the dual-task training with progression from variable- to fixed-priority instructions versus dual-task training with variable-priority on gait speed in community-dwelling older adults.

METHODS

This is an assessor- and participant-blinded, two-arm, randomized controlled trial with 60 community-dwelling male and female older adults between the ages of 60 and 80 years old. Participants will be randomly allocated into either the intervention group or the control group using a computer-generated permuted block randomization schedule. The intervention group will undertake a progressive dual-task training in which the participants will be progressively submitted to dual-task walking and postural balance exercises with variable- to fixed-priority instructions. The control group will be submitted to dual-task training with variable-priority attention exercises. Both groups will receive 48 sessions lasting for 60 min each over 24 weeks. The primary outcome will be the gait speed under single- and dual-task conditions. Secondary outcomes will include spatiotemporal gait parameters, functional balance, executive function, falls, quality of life, and depression symptoms. All the analyses will be based on the intention-to-treat principle.

DISCUSSION

This is the first assessor- and participant-blinded, two-arm, randomized controlled trial with 6 months of intervention and an additional 6-month post-training follow up aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of training with progression from variable- to fixed-priority instructions on gait biomechanics, postural balance, falls episodes, executive functioning, and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. If our hypotheses are confirmed, this training protocol can be implemented widely to improve gait speed and other functional activities and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. This study protocol can be used to improve these functional aspects of community-dwelling older adults. This study may also contribute to future guidelines for the improvement of these clinical and biomechanical aspects in older people.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier - NCT03886805, Registered 22 March 2019.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Trombini-Souza F

Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pernambuco (UPE) Campus Petrolina, Petrolina, PE, Brazil. francis.trombini@upe.br.

de Maio Nascimento M

Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sao Francisco Valley (UNIVASF) Campus Petrolina, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.

da Silva TFA

Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pernambuco (UPE) Campus Petrolina, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.

de Araújo RC

Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pernambuco (UPE) Campus Petrolina, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.

Perracini MR

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Sacco ICN

Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy Department, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

MeSH

Accidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overExercise TherapyFemaleGaitHumansIndependent LivingMalePostural BalanceQuality of LifeWalkingWalking Speed

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Randomized Controlled Trial

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32087694

Clinical Trial Links

Clinical trial which this article describes

Citation

Trombini-Souza, Francis, et al. "Dual-task Training With Progression From Variable- to Fixed-priority Instructions Versus Dual-task Training With Variable-priority On Gait Speed in Community-dwelling Older Adults: a Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial : Variable- and Fixed-priority Dual-task for Older Adults." BMC Geriatrics, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, p. 76.

Trombini-Souza F, de Maio Nascimento M, da Silva TFA, et al. Dual-task training with progression from variable- to fixed-priority instructions versus dual-task training with variable-priority on gait speed in community-dwelling older adults: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial : Variable- and fixed-priority dual-task for older adults. BMC Geriatr. 2020;20(1):76.

Trombini-Souza, F., de Maio Nascimento, M., da Silva, T. F. A., de Araújo, R. C., Perracini, M. R., & Sacco, I. C. N. (2020). Dual-task training with progression from variable- to fixed-priority instructions versus dual-task training with variable-priority on gait speed in community-dwelling older adults: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial : Variable- and fixed-priority dual-task for older adults. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 76. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1479-2

Trombini-Souza F, et al. Dual-task Training With Progression From Variable- to Fixed-priority Instructions Versus Dual-task Training With Variable-priority On Gait Speed in Community-dwelling Older Adults: a Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial : Variable- and Fixed-priority Dual-task for Older Adults. BMC Geriatr. 2020 Feb 22;20(1):76. PubMed PMID: 32087694.

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