Dual-task Obstacle Crossing Training in Ambulatory Subjects With Spinal Cord Injury

Injuries, Spinal Cord Clinical Trial

Official title:

Dual Task Obstacle Crossing: Effects on Walking and Balance Ability, and Relationship With Falls in Independent Ambulatory Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02917590
• Other study ID #: PHD/0128/2556
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 22, 2016
• Last updated: September 26, 2016
• Start date: October 2015
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: Khon Kaen University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Khon Kaen University Ethics Committee for Human Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Is dual-task obstacle crossing training more efficiently than single-task obstacle crossing training on the improvement of walking ability, balance ability, and lower extremity muscle strength in ambulatory subjects with spinal cord injury

Description:

To compare immediate effects of dual-task and single-task obstacle crossing training in ambulatory subjects with spinal cord injury

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: February 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• independent ambulatory subjects with

• traumatic causes or non-progressive diseases

• sub-acute and chronic stage of injury (at least 3 month after injury)

• body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2

• walk independently for at least 17 meters with or without assistive devices (Functional Independence Measure Locomotor (FIM-L) scores 5-7)

• able to read Thai

Exclusion Criteria:

• pain in the musculoskeletal system with a pain scale more than 5 out of 10 on a the visual analog scale (VAS)

• deformity in the joints that affect ambulatory ability

• unable to understand the commands and tests used in the study

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injuries, Spinal Cord
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Spinal Injuries
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Other:
• Dual-task obstacle crossing training
Obstacle crossing simultaneously a color word stroop task training
• Single-task obstacle crossing training
Obstacle crossing training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Khon Kaen University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	10MWT (Single-task)	Walking speed in single-task condition	1 day	Yes
Secondary	10MWT (Dual-task)	Walking speed in dual-task condition	1 day	Yes
Secondary	TUGT	Balance ability	1 day	Yes
Secondary	FTSST	Lower extremity muscle strength	1 day	Yes