Injuries, Spinal Cord
Conditions
Keywords
Spinal cord injury, dual-task obstacle crossing
Brief 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
Detailed description
To compare immediate effects of dual-task and single-task obstacle crossing training in ambulatory subjects with spinal cord injury
Interventions
OTHERDual-task obstacle crossing training
Obstacle crossing simultaneously a color word stroop task training
OTHERSingle-task obstacle crossing training
Obstacle crossing training
Sponsors
Khon Kaen University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10MWT (Single-task) | 1 day | Walking speed in single-task condition |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10MWT (Dual-task) | 1 day | Walking speed in dual-task condition |
| TUGT | 1 day | Balance ability |
| FTSST | 1 day | Lower extremity muscle strength |
Outcome results
None listed