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Trial reportEuropean geriatric medicine2024

Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on gait speed in older adult inpatients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Takumi Igusa, Hiroyuki Uchida, Kenji Tsuchiya, Shota Sema, Shunsuke Kaneko, Taiki Yoshita, Sakyo Nagai, Takuya Kobayashi, Takanari Akiba, Yukiko Tanaka and 2 more

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Takumi IgusaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan.
Hiroyuki UchidaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan.
Kenji TsuchiyaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nagano University of Health and Medicine, Nagano, Japan.
Shota SemaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Medical Corporation Taiseikai, Uchida Hospital, Numata, Japan.
Shunsuke KanekoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Medical Corporation Taiseikai, Uchida Hospital, Numata, Japan.
Taiki YoshitaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Medical Corporation Taiseikai, Uchida Hospital, Numata, Japan.
Sakyo NagaiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Medical Corporation Taiseikai, Uchida Hospital, Numata, Japan.
Takuya KobayashiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan.
Takanari AkibaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Gunma Chuo Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
Yukiko TanakaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Medical Corporation Taiseikai, Uchida Hospital, Numata, Japan.
Senichiro KikuchiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan.
Kazuki HiraoGraduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan. kazuki.hirao@gunma-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-2467-7564

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the impact of gait training with rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) on enhancing gait speed in older people admitted to a convalescent rehabilitation ward (CRW), compared to conventional gait training methods.

methodsThe study was designed as a single-center, open-label, pilot, randomized, parallel-group study. Thirty older people admitted to CRW were divided into two groups: the experimental group, which received gait training with RAS (n = 15, females = 53.3%, mean age = 83.9, SD = 6.5), and the control group, which underwent usual gait training (n = 15, females = 60.0%, mean age = 81.3, SD = 8.4). Regardless of their assigned group, all participants underwent 30 min training sessions, five times a week, for 3 weeks. The primary outcome was the 10 m walk test (10mWT), and the secondary outcomes included the Medical Outcome Study 8-Item Short-Form Health Survey and the Japanese version of the modified Gait Efficacy Scale. All measurements were taken at baseline and again at week 3.

resultsResults indicated that older people in CRWs in the experimental group showed significant improvements in their 10mWT (effect size - 1.02) compared to the control group. None of the secondary outcomes were significant.

conclusionsThis study suggests the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of a gait practice intervention using RAS in a CRW.

trial registrationThe University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Registered 1 October 2022 (UMIN000049089).

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Acoustic StimulationWalking SpeedAgedAged, 80 and overExercise TherapyFemaleHumansInpatientsMalePilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeGait speedGait trainingOlder peopleRehabilitationRhythmic auditory cueingSubacute

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