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Dual-Task Effects on Gait and Balance in MCRS

ConditionsMotoric Cognitive Risk SyndromeDual-Task PerformanceGaitBalance
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorBalikesir University

About this trial

This study aims to investigate the effects of cognitive load on gait and balance performance in individuals with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome (MCRS). Participants will perform Timed Up and Go (TUG) and tandem walking tests under single-task and dual-task conditions. The study evaluates cognitive-motor interference and dual-task cost to better understand early markers of cognitive decline and fall risk.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

Community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above diagnosed with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome in Balıkesir, Turkey.

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Assessment Protocol

    Other intervention

    Participants will undergo standardized Timed Up and Go (TUG) and tandem walking assessments under single-task and dual-task conditions. Cognitive dual-task conditions will include serial subtraction while performing the motor task. No therapeutic intervention, exercise training, or treatment will be applied.

Treatment groups

35 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome Group1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Timed Up and Go (TUG) performance

Functional mobility will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Participants will stand up from a standard chair (approximately 46 cm), walk 3 meters, turn around a marker, return, and sit down. Performance time will be recorded in seconds under three conditions: single-task (baseline), physical dual-task (carrying a cup of water), and cognitive dual-task (serial subtraction task).

Time frame
Baseline (single session assessment)

Secondary outcomes

1

Tandem walking test performance

Static and dynamic balance will be assessed using tandem walking. Participants will walk in a heel-to-toe position under two conditions: single-task, cognitive dual-task (serial subtraction). Performance time will be recorded in seconds.

Time frame
Baseline
2

Dual-task cost (%)

Dual-task cost will be calculated to quantify the decline in performance under dual-task conditions compared to single-task performance. It will be expressed as a percentage using standard formulas for both TUG and tandem tests.

Time frame
Baseline
3

Gait speed

Walking speed will be derived from the TUG test and expressed in meters per second (m/s) under single and dual-task conditions.

Time frame
Baseline
4

Cognitive-motor interference

Performance deterioration during dual-task conditions will be evaluated to assess cognitive-motor interference effects in individuals with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome.

Time frame
Baseline

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Balikesir University

Lead sponsor

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