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Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2015

Impact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older Adults.

Renae L Smith-Ray, Susan L Hughes, Thomas R Prohaska, Deborah M Little, Donald A Jurivich, Donald Hedeker

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 89 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04439591 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Group-based Brain-computer Interface (BCI) Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults: An Evaluation of Programme Implementation and Effectiveness in Neighborhood Community Centers

TypeinterventionalSponsorGeriatric Education and Research InstituteRan2017 to 2018Enrolled94ConditionsCognitionArmsComputerised cognitive training
NCT06047769 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Board Games on Balance in Association With Cognition in Community-Dwelling Elderly.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled64ConditionsGeriatric PopulationArmsBoard Games
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  12. Cognitive-Based Interventions to Improve Mobility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2018
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  18. Does Cognitive Training Reduce Falls across Ten Years?: Data from the ACTIVE Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Renae L Smith-RayCenter for Research on Health and Aging, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. rsmith27@uic.edu.
Susan L HughesCenter for Research on Health and Aging, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Thomas R ProhaskaCollege of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Deborah M LittleVISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Waco.
Donald A JurivichDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago and.
Donald HedekerCenter for Research on Health and Aging, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Funding

Pilot CoreP30AG022849 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI DAVID X MARQUEZ · 2003 to 2026
$14.7M
Impact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older AdultsR36HS018295 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SMITH-RAY, RENAE L · 2009 to 2009
$37k
AHRQ HHS R36 HS018295AHRQ HHS R36 HS18295NIA NIH HHS P30 AG022849NIA NIH HHS P30AG022849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesCognitive processing plays an important role in balance and gait and is a contributing factor to falls in older adults. This relationship may be explained by the fact that higher order cognitive functions such as executive functions are called upon while walking. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a cognitive training intervention leads to significant improvements on measures of balance and gait.

methodThis randomized trial tested whether cognitive training over 10 weeks improves balance and gait in older adults. Participants were randomly assigned to a computer-based cognitive training intervention or measurement-only control. Outcomes included Timed Up and Go (TUG), gait speed, and gait speed with a cognitive distraction. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance models with change scores.

resultsParticipants' (N = 51) average age was 82.7 for those randomized to intervention and 81.1 for those randomized to control. After 10 weeks, intervention group participants performed significantly better than controls on the TUG. When the cohort was limited to those categorized as slow walkers (baseline 10-m walk ≥ 9 s), intervention participants performed significantly better than controls on TUG and distracted walking. DISCUSSION: Cognitive training slows degradation of balance and improves gait while distracted, rendering it a promising approach to falls prevention.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overCognitive Behavioral TherapyExercise TestFemaleGaitHumansMalePostural BalancePsychomotor PerformanceTreatment OutcomeBalanceCognitive trainingFallsGaitOlder adults.

Identifiers

PMID24192586
PMCPMC4542642

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