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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2019

Efficacy Of Dual-Task Training With Two Different Priorities Instructional Sets On Gait Parameters In Patients With Chronic Stroke.

Shilpi Sengar, Deepak Raghav, Meenakshi Verma, Ahmad H Alghadir, Amir Iqbal

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Article in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07393516 (EFFECTS OF VARIABLE-PRIORITY DUAL-TASK TRAINING ON BALANCE, GAIT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY WOMEN IN CHINA), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT07393516 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of variable-priority dual-task training on balance, gait, and quality of life in elderly women in china

TypeinterventionalSponsorYu XiaoRan2023 to 2024Enrolled75ConditionsDual-task, Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Older Adults, Balance, BalanceArmsVariable-Priority Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Training, Fixed-Priority Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Training, Phsical training
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The effects of dual-task training with different task priorities on physical performance and cognitive status in patients with Parkinson's disease: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shilpi SengarDepartment of Physiotherapy, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Deepak RaghavDepartment of Physiotherapy, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Meenakshi VermaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ahmad H AlghadirRehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amir IqbalRehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9080-367X
Santosh University · INKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBalance is controlled through a complex process involving sensory, visual, vestibular and cerebral functioning which get affected by various neurological disorders such as in stroke. Various types of exercises are designed to address the imbalance that is developed due to these neurological disorders. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of dual-task training using two different priority instructional sets in improving gait parameters in patients with chronic stroke.

methodsThis study was a randomized, pretest-posttest experimental group design that compared between two different priority instructional sets (fixed versus variable) of the dual-task training. A convenience sample of thirty patients with chronic stroke due to ruptured middle cerebral artery (mean age±SD = 55.76±5.23; range 48-65 years) was recruited and equally allocated into two groups. Group 1 received dual-task training with fixed priority instructional sets and group 2 received dual-task training with variable priority instructional sets. Both groups were trained for a period of 45 mins each session, 3-sessions per week for 4 weeks. The timed 10-m walk test and foot prints on walkway paper were used to assess the gait parameters (walking speed, stride length and step length) before and after the training session.

resultsWithin-group analysis revealed a significant improvement (p<0.05) on gait parameters for both the groups. Furthermore, Cohen's

conclusionThe dual-task training with variable priority instructional sets (group 2) was more effective than dual-task training with fixed priority instructional sets (group 1) in improving gait parameters such as gait speed, stride length, and step length in patients with chronic stroke. Physiotherapists should spread awareness and use this specific set of exercises (variable priority instructional sets) while performing a dual-task balance training program among patients with chronic stroke.

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dual-task balance trainingfixed priority traininggait velocitystep lengthstride lengthstrokevariable priority training

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