Validation of Walking and Remembering Test

Emre Şenocak30 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Individuals

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Walking and Remembering Test (WART)

WART is a clinical measure of dual-task ability involving individual and simultaneous motor and cognitive task performance. In the test, walking and memory are observed independently and under dual-task conditions.

Time frame: Baseline of the study (Face-to-Face)

Walking and Remembering Test (WART)

Time frame: First day after the Baseline Assessment (Remote Assessment)

Secondary Outcomes

Demographic Data Form

This form was created by researchers and it consist of personal informations such as gender, dominant extremity, history of sport, age, body mass index

Time frame: Baseline of the study