Training with Cognitive Tasks While Walking to Improve Thinking and Walking in Stroke Patients Aged 40 to 80

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to study how curved walking training combined with cognitive tasks affects thinking skills and walking ability in people recovering from stroke. It focuses on stroke patients aged 40 to 80 who are able to walk and perform simple arithmetic, exploring the impact of adding a mental challenge during walking practice. The study is designed to observe changes in cognitive functions and walking under different attention demands. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups one group performs cognitive tasks while walking dual-task training, and the other group walks without additional tasks single-task training. The training period lasts for three weeks, during which the effects of these different approaches on walking and mental function are monitored. During the study, participants undergo assessments including the Mini-Mental State Examination and Trail Making Test to evaluate cognitive function. Walking ability is measured in various ways, such as time, step count, gait speed, and step length during both curved and straight-line walking with different attention loads. Additional balance and confidence scales are used, and the number of falls is tracked. These evaluations occur from the start of the study to the end of treatment at three weeks.

Dual-task Training During Curved Walking in Stroke Patients