NCT05211349

Comparison of Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (Cognitive) and 3-m Backwards Walk Test

Psychometric Evaluation of Dual-Task Timed Get Up and Go Test (Cognitive) and 3-m Backwards Back Test in Community-dwelling Stroke Individuals

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Two balance assessment tools that have been used recently have attracted considerable attention: the Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (cognitive) (DTUG) and the 3-m Backward Walk Test (3MBWT). The aim of this study is to compare the psychometric properties of two clinically proven balance assessment tools.

Detailed description

There are unidimensional and multidimensional scales used to evaluate gait balance after stroke. Unidimensional scales (DTUG, 3MBWT) can be useful in clinical practice and in screening for basic balance problems. Two balance assessment tools that have been used recently have attracted considerable attention: the Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (cognitive) (DTUG) and the 3-m Backward Walk Test (3MBWT). The aim of this study is to compare the psychometric properties of two clinically proven balance assessment tools. In the study, construct validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and cut-off score (for determining falling risk) of the two tests will be calculated.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dual-Task Timed Up and Go Test (cognitive)	It evaluates balance with a simultaneous cognitive and motor task. The cognitive task of the test is serial triple subtraction while the TUG test is a motor task. Balance performance will be recorded in seconds.
OTHER	3-m Backward Walk Test	It is used to assess fall risk and balance. It is calculated in how many seconds an individual can walk backward a marked distance of 3 meters.
OTHER	Modified Four Square Step Test	It is a performance test that evaluates dynamic balance in stroke individuals with the ability to avoid obstacles and take steps in all directions. Balance performance is recorded in seconds.
OTHER	Timed Up and Go Test	It is used to assess balance and functional mobility. The participant is asked to get up from the chair she/he is sitting in, walk the marked distance of 3 meters and return to her/his seat again. The elapsed time is recorded in seconds.
OTHER	Berg Balance Test	It consists of 14 items and evaluates dynamic balance and functional mobility in stroke. The maximum score is 56. Higher scores indicate better balance.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-02
• Primary completion: 2023-01-02
• Completion: 2024-01-02
• First posted: 2022-01-27
• Last updated: 2022-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)