Dual-Task Effects on Gait and Balance in MCRS

Balikesir University35 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome Dual-Task Performance Gait Balance

Interventions

Assessment ProtocolOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 65 years Subjective cognitive complaints Slow gait speed No dementia diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: Severe visual/hearing impairment Neurological diseases (stroke, Parkinson) Acute orthopedic conditions affecting walking

Locations (1)

Balikesir University

Balıkesir, Bigadiç, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

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

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

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

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

Central Contacts

Ebru Tekin, Lecturer

CONTACT

+90 266 614 69 11 ebrutekin123@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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