Tele-Supervised Dual-Task Balance Training in Community-Dwelling Older Adults at Risk of Falls
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Dual-task balance training program, delivered either via real-time video conferencing, Face to face intervension.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Telerehabilitation, Gait Balance. Basic parameters: 65 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Efficacy of Tele-Supervised Dual-Task Balance Training on Gait, Balance, and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults at Risk of Falls
Overview
Dual-task training combines movement with cognitive tasks to improve gait, balance, and thinking. This study will compare tele-supervised versus onsite dual-task balance training in older adults at risk of falls. Sixty participants aged 65+ will be randomly assigned to either remote or face-to-face training for 8 weeks. Both groups will follow the same program, delivered via video calls or direct supervision. Outcomes measures will include gait speed, balance, and cognition using the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Trail Making Test Part B (TMT-B).
Interventions
- Other Dual-task balance training program, delivered either via real-time video conferencing
The tele-supervised group will perform sessions at home through Zoom Video Communications. Training will follow a fixed-priority strategy. Sessions will last 45 minutes. Each session will include: 5 minutes warm-up, 35 minutes dual-task training, and 5 minutes cool-down. - Other Face to face intervension
The onsite group received the same dual-task balance training program, delivered face-to-face by a trained therapist at the physical therapy clinic, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, with a frequency and duration matched to the tele-supervised group.
Primary outcome measures
- Balance assessment [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Gait speed [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Cognitive function [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- sixty literate, community-dwelling older individuals (male and female) 65 years of age or older
- access to the internet at home (for participants in the tele-supervised group)
- fall risk defined as a Berg Balance Scale score ˂52 (out of a total of 56 points)
- at least one fall during the preceding year
- as well as the capacity to walk on one's own without the need for an assistive device.
Exclusion criteria
- Participants with neurological or musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, orthopedic conditions)
- or severe sensory impairments that could interfere with participation or balance were excluded.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Park JH. Is Dual-Task Training Clinically Beneficial to Improve Balance and Executive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with a History of Falls? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 17;19(16):10198. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610198. PMID 36011833
- Mou C, Jiang Y. Effect of dual task-based training on motor and cognitive function in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails. BMC Neurol. 2025 Jul 14;25(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s12883-025-04305-2. PMID 40660174
- • Chandran, V., & Smitha, D. (2021). Comparison of Single Task and Dual Task Balance Training on the Quality of Life of Elderly with Balance Impairment. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy, 15(4).
- •Balcı, L. A., Soğukkanlı, K., Burcu, S., & Hanoğlu, L. (2022). Effects of single-task, dual-task and successive physical-cognitive training on fall risk and balance performance in older adults: a randomized trial. Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation, 9(1), 1-11.
- Falbo S, Condello G, Capranica L, Forte R, Pesce C. Effects of Physical-Cognitive Dual Task Training on Executive Function and Gait Performance in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:5812092. doi: 10.1155/2016/5812092. Epub 2016 Dec 8. PMID 28053985
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07557667 · No. RHPT/026/004