The Effect of Dual Task on Manual Skill Performance in Children and Adolescents

NCT06299267 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Igdir181
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 77
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of dual-task conditions on manual dexterity performance in typically developing young people and children between the ages of 7-18. MATERIAL AND METHOD:

• Demographic information, dominant extremity will be noted and the evaluation will begin by applying the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children.
• The evaluations will primarily evaluate the child's performance on a single cognitive task
• The cognitive task will be the n-back task (counting down task) to be applied in accordance with the level of the child or adolescent.
• Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), participants will be asked to score the difficulty of the cognitive task as a number between 0 and 10.
• the 9-Hole Test will be applied and the times will be recorded by asking to write a given paragraph.
• Dual task evaluations will be administered by giving a simultaneous cognitive task while administering the -9-Hole Test and writing a paragraph.
• In order to reveal the dual-task cost (DTC), dual-task performance will be subtracted from single-task performance and the difference will be calculated in seconds. As a result of this study, manual dexterity performance and cognitive performance in single-task conditions in typically developing children and adolescents will be revealed. Additionally, changes in this performance will be detected in dual-task situations.

Conditions

Child, Only; Adolescent Development

Keywords

children; adolescent; manual skill; dual-task

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• single cognitive task

  The cognitive task will be the n-back task (counting down task) to be applied in accordance with the level of the child or adolescent

  1minute

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

  Participants will be asked to score the difficulty of the cognitive task and motor task as a number between 0 and 10. High score indicates difficulty of the activity. (0= simple task; 10= difficult task almost Icannot do.)

  1minute

• 9-Hole Peg Test.-Single task

  In order to evaluate the single motor performance of manual skills, the 9-Hole PegTest will be applied.

  2minutes

• 9-Hole Peg Test and writing a given paragraph.-Dual task

  In order to evaluate the dual task performance the 9-Hole PegTest will be applied with a count-back task.

  2 minutes

• writing a given paragraph.-Single task

  In order to evaluate the single motor performance of manual skills a paragraph will be written.

  3 minutes

• writing a given paragraph.-Dual task

  In order to evaluate the dual task performance the paragraph will be written with a count-back task.

  3 minutes

Study Arms (1)

effect of dual task

OTHER

effect of dual task

Other: dual task conditions

Interventions

dual task conditions OTHER

dual task conditions on manual skill tests

effect of dual task

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Be between the ages of 7-18,
• Not having a chronic disease.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants must have had a health problem or had an operation that would affect the musculoskeletal system or dexterity performance in the last year (EX: Distal radius fracture).
• Having concentration problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
• Not volunteering to participate in the study and not signing a consent form.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Igdir University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Iğdır University

Iğdır, 76000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Wollesen B, Janssen TI, Muller H, Voelcker-Rehage C. Effects of cognitive-motor dual task training on cognitive and physical performance in healthy children and adolescents: A scoping review. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2022 Apr;224:103498. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103498. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

  PMID: 35091209 BACKGROUND

• Rubsam M, Girolami GL, Bhatt T. Heterogeneity of Tasks and Outcome Measures in Dual Tasking Studies in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review. Phys Ther. 2024 Jan 1;104(1):pzad151. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad151.

  PMID: 37941469 BACKGROUND

• Szturm T, Parmar ST, Mehta K, Shetty DR, Kanitkar A, Eskicioglu R, Gaonkar N. Game-Based Dual-Task Exercise Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Blending Balance, Visuomotor and Cognitive Training: Feasibility Randomized Control Trial. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jan 19;22(3):761. doi: 10.3390/s22030761.

  PMID: 35161508 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Sema Büğüşan Oruç, PhD

  Igdir University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2024
• First Posted: March 7, 2024
• Study Start: October 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2024
• Study Completion: March 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)