Healthy elderly Individuals with chronic stroke Dual task prioritization Brain activity Fall risks Executive function Balance performance
Conditions
Interventions
Healthy elderly ,Individuals with chronic stroke
Screening,Screening
Elderly,Individuals with chronic stroke
Sponsors
National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
National Yang Ming University,
Taipei,
Taiwan
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy elderly: (1) age ≥ 65 years old, (2) the ability to walk at least for 1 minute independently, (3) intact cognitive function (mini-mental state examination, MMSE ≥ 24) Individuals with chronic stroke: (1) age between 20 and 80 years old, (2) first-ever stroke, (3) post-stroke duration ≥ 6 months, (4) the ability to walk for 1 minute independently, (5) intact cognitive function (mini-mental state examination, MMSE ≥ 24)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All participants: (1) diagnosis or history of neurological disorders, psychological disorders, or learning disability known to interfere with the participation in this study, (2) unstable medical status (unstable vital signs)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| walking tasks performance It will be assessed after enrollment GaitUp system,non-walking tasks performance It will be assessed after enrollment serially subtraction task, moving subjects from one bowl to another,brain activity It will be assessed after enrollment functional near-infrared spectroscope (fNIRS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| executive function It will be assessed after enrollment Trail Making Test A and B,balance performance It will be assessed after enrollment Limit of Stability (LOS) and Berg balance scale (BBS),fall risk It will be assessed after enrollment Fall Risk Assessment & Screening Tool (FRAST) | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactRay-Yau Wang
Department of Physical therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming University
Outcome results
None listed