Attentional demand of walking in post-polio patients: the association with incidence of falls

Attentional demand of walking in post-polio patients: the association with incidence of falls - Dual-task walking in PPS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29899

Enrollment

Registered

2006-06-01

Start date

2006-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

late effects of poliomyelitis postpolio syndrome

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: 1) diagnosis of poliomyelitis; 2) ability to walk 50 m with or without walking aid. Controls: good health

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) impaired vision; 2) hearing loss.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Walking performance, assessed with a 2-min walking tests and a dual-task walking test. The 2-min indoor walking test will be performed on a closed marked indoor trajectory. The indoor oval track has a length of 50 m. Subjects are instructed to walk at a self-preferred walking speed for 2 minutes. The walking distance will be measured. 2) the dual task walking test consists of a 50m walking test combined with a secondary cognitive task. In this test subjects are instructed to walk, on a marked trajectory, a distance of 50m twice at their own speed with their normal walking aid (if needed) without stopping. The first 50m walk will be performed without a secondary task. During the second 50 m walk, subjects will solve orally presented arithmetic problems while walking. Trial duration of each trial will be recorded. The total time of the 2 trials, the difference between the 2 trials and walking velocity at the first 50m walk will be analyzed. The incidence of falls will be based on the subject*s self report. A questionnaire will be administered, addressing demographic data, frequency of tripping, frequency and description of falls over the last 12 months, their consequences, and community services utilized.	—

Measure

Time frame

Walking performance, assessed with a 2-min walking tests and a dual-task walking test. The 2-min indoor walking test will be performed on a closed marked indoor trajectory. The indoor oval track has a length of 50 m. Subjects are instructed to walk at a self-preferred walking speed for 2 minutes. The walking distance will be measured. 2) the dual task walking test consists of a 50m walking test combined with a secondary cognitive task. In this test subjects are instructed to walk, on a marked trajectory, a distance of 50m twice at their own speed with their normal walking aid (if needed) without stopping. The first 50m walk will be performed without a secondary task. During the second 50 m walk, subjects will solve orally presented arithmetic problems while walking. Trial duration of each trial will be recorded. The total time of the 2 trials, the difference between the 2 trials and walking velocity at the first 50m walk will be analyzed. The incidence of falls will be based on the subject*s self report. A questionnaire will be administered, addressing demographic data, frequency of tripping, frequency and description of falls over the last 12 months, their consequences, and community services utilized.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quadriceps muscle strength will be measured with a Biodex dynamometer.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results