Gaming your way to steadier feet: new study tests Dual-Task training for fall prevention
NCT ID NCT07025278
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether a game-based program that combines thinking and movement tasks can help older adults reduce their risk of falling. Participants, aged 65 and older, will engage in a dual-task training where they perform cognitive and motor exercises at the same time, with different focus strategies. The goal is to see if this approach improves balance and mobility, and to understand how it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- game-based cognitive-motor dual-task training
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a fun, practical way for older adults to reduce their risk of falling and maintain independence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The benefits may not be large or may not apply to all older adults. The program requires active participation and may not suit everyone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 65 years old; 2. Able to walk independently for at least 10 meters without obvious pain or difficulty; 3. Free from lower limb and foot deformities, wounds, ulcers, or other diseases, and capable of wearing flexible devices; 4. Scored as low or moderate fall risk on the Morse Fall Risk Assessment Scale; 5. Scored \> 40 points on the Berg Balance Scale and \< 20 seconds on the Time Up and Go Test (TUG); 6. Scored ≥ 21 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); 7. With an educational level of primary school or above, able to correctly understand instructions and make corresponding responses; 8. Without diseases that severely affect cognitive and motor functions, including cardiovascular diseases (such as uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure, etc.), neurological diseases (such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, etc.), musculoskeletal diseases (such as severe arthritis, recent fractures, etc.), etc.; 9. Normal vision and hearing or corrected to normal, without affecting the understanding of instructions and participation in interventions; 10. Conscious and able to understand the test requirements; 11. Able to understand and sign the informed consent form voluntarily, and willing to cooperate in completing the research procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Must rely on assistive walking devices or others to walk; 2. Individuals with color vision disorders, including various types of color blindness and color weakness; 3. Unable to correctly perform addition and subtraction operations; 4. Those allergic to the materials of research equipment; 5. Currently participating in other research or intervention projects that may affect the effectiveness of this intervention.
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