The Effect Of Dual-Task Training On Motor And Cognitive Performance In School-Age Children

NCT06299280 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Igdir180
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 108
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of dual task training on performance in school-age children. Although studies on this subject in the world are limited, a comprehensive study on school-age children is needed. MATERIAL AND METHOD:

• Evaluation will begin by applying demographic information and the Physical Activity Survey for Children.
• The evaluations to be made will primarily evaluate the child's performance on a single cognitive task in a supported sitting position on a chair, without a motor task.
• To evaluate single motor performance, a 2-minute walk test and a 30-second sit-stand test will be applied.
• Dual task evaluations will be carried out by adding a cognitive task while applying the 2-minute walk and 30-second sit-to-stand test.
• Walking speed will be evaluated with the 10m walk test.
• Balance parameter will be evaluated with functional reaching test.
• Using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), participating children will be asked to score the difficulty of cognitive and motor performance as a number between 0 and 10.
• Walking speeds will be normalized by measuring lower extremity lengths.
• The children will be randomly divided into two groups and the study group will be given dual-task training by creating dual-task situations during the activities carried out in physical education classes.
• After 4 weeks, appropriate analyzes will be made with the data obtained as a result of the evaluations performed by the same evaluator. As a result of this study, motor and cognitive performance in single-task conditions in typically developing children will be revealed. Additionally, changes in this performance will be detected in dual-task situations. The gains to be obtained as a result of the training will also reveal the importance of implementing dual task training in school-age children.

Conditions

Healthy; Child, Only

Keywords

Dual Task; School-age Children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

• Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C)

  There are two forms: PAQ-C, which evaluates the physical activity levels of primary school children between the ages of 8-12, and PAQ-A, which evaluates the physical activity levels of students between the ages of 13-18. The answers to all questions except the last question in the survey are scored according to the frequency of the activity. Never gets 1 point, most often gets 5 points. A high result score indicates a high level of physical activity. A Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted

  5minutes

• Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescent (PAQ-A)

  There are two forms: PAQ-C, which evaluates the physical activity levels of primary school children between the ages of 8-12, and PAQ-A, which evaluates the physical activity levels of students between the ages of 13-18. The answers to all questions except the last question in the survey are scored according to the frequency of the activity. Never gets 1 point, most often gets 5 points. A high result score indicates a high level of physical activity. A Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted

  5minutes

• Single cognitive task performance

  Single cognitive task performance will measure with n-back in sitting

  1minute

• 2-minute walk test

  2-minute walk test (single and dual-task conditions)

  4minutes

• 30-second sit-stand test

  30-second sit-stand test (single and dual-task conditions)

  2minutes

• 10m walk test. (single-task conditions)

  10m walk test will be aplied. 10-meter walking time will be recorded.

  2minutes

• 10m walk test. (dual-task conditions)

  10m walk test. 10-meter walking time with concurrent cognitive task will be recorded.

  2minutes

• functional reaching test.

  functional reaching test.(single and dual-task conditions)

  1minute

• Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

  Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for motor and cognitive task. The higher the score indicates the difficulty of the task (0=simple task, 10: difficult almost cannot do)

  1minute

• lower extremity lengths assessment

  lower extremity lengths assessment with tape measure

  1minute

Study Arms (2)

dual-task group

EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive tasks will be given simultaneously while students exercise in physical education class.

Other: dual task training

single-task group

EXPERIMENTAL

Students exercise in physical education class.

Other: single task training

Interventions

dual task training OTHER

students will be given additional cognitive tasks while exercising in physical education class

dual-task group

single task training OTHER

students will exercise in physical education class, without additional cognitive tasks

single-task group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Being between the ages of 7-15,
• Not having a chronic disease
• Volunteering to participate in the study and signing a consent form.

You may not qualify if:

• Experiencing a health problem that will affect the musculoskeletal system in the last year,
• Having a condition that prevents participation in physical education class.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Igdir University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Iğdır University

Iğdır, 76000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Hagmann-von Arx P, Manicolo O, Lemola S, Grob A. Walking in School-Aged Children in a Dual-Task Paradigm Is Related to Age But Not to Cognition, Motor Behavior, Injuries, or Psychosocial Functioning. Front Psychol. 2016 Mar 10;7:352. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00352. eCollection 2016.

  PMID: 27014158 BACKGROUND

• Barutchu A, Toohey S, Shivdasani MN, Fifer JM, Crewther SG, Grayden DB, Paolini AG. Multisensory perception and attention in school-age children. J Exp Child Psychol. 2019 Apr;180:141-155. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2018.11.021. Epub 2019 Jan 14.

  PMID: 30655099 BACKGROUND

• Anderson M, Bucks RS, Bayliss DM, Della Sala S. Effect of age on dual-task performance in children and adults. Mem Cognit. 2011 Oct;39(7):1241-52. doi: 10.3758/s13421-011-0099-7.

  PMID: 21538179 BACKGROUND

• Saxena S, Cinar E, Majnemer A, Gagnon I. Does dual tasking ability change with age across childhood and adolescence? A systematic scoping review. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2017 May;58:35-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2017.01.012. Epub 2017 Feb 3.

  PMID: 28167051 BACKGROUND

• Rabaglietti E, De Lorenzo A, Brustio PR. The Role of Working Memory on Dual-Task Cost During Walking Performance in Childhood. Front Psychol. 2019 Jul 31;10:1754. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01754. eCollection 2019.

  PMID: 31417472 BACKGROUND

Study Design

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

Model Details: randomised controlled

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2024
• First Posted: March 7, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 13, 2024
• Study Completion: December 20, 2024
• Last Updated: April 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)