Dual task on gait performance and brain activity in pre-frail and mild cognitive impaired elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20180309002

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2018-03-09

Start date

2018-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Prefrail elderly Mild cognitive impaired elderly Healthy elderly as comparison

Interventions

The frailty criteria proposed by Fried et al were used. The older adults who scored positive on 1 or 2 items are prefrail.,Mild cognitive impairment criteria followed by Petersen et al&#44

following conditions:(1) memory complaints (2) objective cognitive decline (3) intact general cognitive function (4) independent functioning in daily living activities.,The healthy elderly will be in

Mental State Examination score(MMSE) score â‰¥24. (2) Independent walking 10m without using a walking aid.

Screening,Screening,Screening

Pre&#45

frail elderly,Mild cognitive impaired elderly,Healthy elderly

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: MCI: (1) Aged 65 years or older. (2) Mini-Mental State Examination score(MMSE) score â‰¥24. (3) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score < 26. (4) Independent walking 10m without using a walking aid. Pre-frail: (1) Aged 65 years or older. (2) Meeting the Pre-frailty criteria proposed by Fried et al. (3) Mini-Mental State Examination score(MMSE) score â‰¥24. (4) Independent walking 10m without using a walking aid. Healthy elderly: (1) Aged 65 years or older. (2) Mini-Mental State Examination score(MMSE) score â‰¥24. (3) Independent walking 10m without using a walking aid.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Unstable physical condition. (2) Participants who have neurological,psychiatry illness or diagnosis learning disability canâ€™t take part in the experiment group.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
dual task gait performance One-time assessment for this cross-sectional study Gait Up ,brain activity in prefrontal, premotor, and supplementary motor cortex One-time assessment for this cross-sectional study Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive function One-time assessment for this cross-sectional study Modified Trail making test,Digit Span test,Fall risks One-time assessment for this cross-sectional study Fall efficacy scale- international	—

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactRay-yau Wang

Department of Physical therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming University

rywang@ym.edu.tw+886228267210

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026

Dual task on gait performance and brain activity in pre&#45;frail and mild cognitive impaired elderly