Cognitive Training while Seated to Reduce Motor Risk Factors of Falls in Older Adults at Increased Risk of Falling: A Randomized and Controlled Pilot Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033333

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-29

Start date

2024-03-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

accidental falls, fall-related injuries

Interventions

Group 1: - home-based computerized, cognitive training while seated for 12 weeks, 3 sessions/week, 30 minutes/session - training will be administered via App (NeuroNation MED) on tablet computers or s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - ability to walk 10 meters independently (with or without a walking aid) - moderate to high risk of falling (a fall in the past year or concerns about falling or feeling unsteady while walking and standing AND Timed-Up & Go (TUG) test time >12 seconds or Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score <9 or habitual walking speed <0.8 m/s). - access to a tablet or smartphone and the ability to use it

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Neurodegenerative diseases - sensory deficits that impair participation (e.g., severe hearing or vision impairment) - regular participation in physical or cognitive training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Inhibitory choice stepping reaction time (iCSRT; Schoene, Delbaere & Lord, 2017, J Am Med Dir Assoc) at 12 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
motor-cognitive performance at 12 weeks - Trail-walking test (Schott, 2015, Z Gerontol Geriatr), - Multi-target stepping test (Yamada, 2011, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci) - Dual-task 10-meter walk test - Dual-task Timed Up-and-Go Test motor performance at 12 weeks - 10-meter walk test - Timed up-and-Go Test (TUG), - static balance test, - De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) cognitive performance at 12 weeks using a computerized test battery - Simple reaction time test - Choice reaction time test - Digit symbol substitution test - Visual search test - Trail making test - Go/No-Go tapping test - Mental rotation	—

Measure

Time frame

motor-cognitive performance at 12 weeks - Trail-walking test (Schott, 2015, Z Gerontol Geriatr), - Multi-target stepping test (Yamada, 2011, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci) - Dual-task 10-meter walk test - Dual-task Timed Up-and-Go Test motor performance at 12 weeks - 10-meter walk test - Timed up-and-Go Test (TUG), - static balance test, - De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) cognitive performance at 12 weeks using a computerized test battery - Simple reaction time test - Choice reaction time test - Digit symbol substitution test - Visual search test - Trail making test - Go/No-Go tapping test - Mental rotation

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDaniel Schöne

Professur für Gesundheits- und Rehabilitationssport

daniel.schoene.2@uni-leipzig.de+49 1575 195 0797

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026