| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/02/104959 [Registered on: 26/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
25/02/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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Effectiveness of dual task training versus task specific resistance training in older population |
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Scientific Title of Study
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To compare the effectiveness of dual task training versus task specific resistance training to improve balance and risk of fall in older population |
| Trial Acronym |
Dual task ,task specific resistance training |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Muskan |
| Designation |
Student (Neurology) |
| Affiliation |
Gurugram University |
| Address |
Department of Physiotherapy,
Gurugram University, Kankrola,
Sector 87, Gurugram
Gurgaon
HARYANA
122505
India |
| Phone |
7838539301 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
muskankalpana1@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Sonia |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Gurugram University |
| Address |
Department of Physiotherapy,
Gurugram University, Kankrola,
Sector 87, Gurugram
Gurgaon
HARYANA
122505
India |
| Phone |
9416414362 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sonia@gurugramuniversity.ac.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Sonia |
| Designation |
Assistant professor |
| Affiliation |
Gurugram university |
| Address |
Department of Physiotherapy,
Gurugram University, Kankrola,
Sector 87, Gurugram
Gurgaon
HARYANA
122505
India |
| Phone |
9416414362 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sonia@gurugramuniversity.ac.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Gurugram University |
| Address |
Deparment of Physiotherapy, Gurugram university, sector 87,
kankrola, Gurugram
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| Type of Sponsor |
Research institution |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Muskan PT |
Department of Physiotherapy, Gurugram university, sector 87, kankrola, Gurugram, Haryana, India |
Deparment of Physiotherapy, Gurugram university, sector 87, kankrola, Gurugram
Gurgaon
HARYANA |
7838539301
muskankalpana1@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| INSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMMITTEE |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: M998||Other biomechanical lesions, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Dual task training |
Pre 1 week to post 4 weeks |
| Comparator Agent |
Task specific resistance training |
Pre 1 week to post 4 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
60.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
75.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Those who can walk independently without any aids
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
History of any neurological, respiratory, cardiopulmonary, orthopedic or musculoskeletal disorder
Any auditory impairment
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Participant Blinded |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
1.Balance
2.Risk of fall |
Pre 1 week to 4 weeks and 3 days a week |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Nil |
Nil |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="32"
Sample Size from India="32"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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Phase 1 |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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09/03/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="4"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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Introduction
Background
- Ageing has been associated with declining physical and cognitive functions and an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, which can lead to challenges in public health and healthcare resources.As individuals age, they lose functional abilities due to declining health and an increased risk of non-communicable diseases. Apart from that, exposure to different lifestyle behaviours might also affect health outcomes.Most of the systematic reviews identified physiological health, physical capacities, cognitive functions, psychological and social wellbeing are most important domains associated with health.
- Dual-task training can effectively improve the gait, static and dynamic balance function of community older adults, enhance executive function, and reduce the risk of falls. The effect of dual-task training on enhancing lower-extremity muscle strength and reducing the fear of falling in older adults.
- Task specific resistance training is a powerful intervention to combat the loss of muscle strength and muscle mass, physiological vulnerability, and their debilitating consequences on physical functioning, mobility, independence, chronic disease management, psychological well-being, quality of life, and healthy life.
Procedure and Protocol
Procedure:
Each group will have equal participants in which balance and risk of fall will be assessed using berg balance scale and multidimensional efficacy scale. Participant in both the group will receive 4 weeks intervention. Each session will be 45 minutes, 3 times a week.
Group 1. Dual task training Group 2. Task specific resistance training
Protocol: Group 1: Each session will be 45 minutes, 3 times a week.There will be 4 different sets exercise in dual task training each exercise for 10 minutes with 5 minutes warm up.
| Programs | Content | Period
(Minutes) | | Warm up | Stretching exercise | 5 | | Dual-task training program | Placing each foot alternately on a step and decreasing UE support while spelling words backward. | 10 | | | Continuously walking carrying a grocery bag while 10 randomly naming numbers backward (double-digit). | 10 | | | Stepping over obstacle (height: 15 cm, distance: 30 cm) while reciting number, days, or months backward. | 10 | | | With four standard armchairs placed at four corners of a square, repeatedly walking to the chair directly in front, sitting, then standing up, and walking to the chair on the left while calculating simple addition or subtraction (double-digit).
| 10 |
Group 2: Each session will be 45 minutes, 3 times a week.4 sets of exercise in task specific resistance training each exercise have five repetitions for three sets with 1 min rest in between each set with weighted vest. For loading of weight vest, female with 2kg and male with 5kg for training sessions.- Sit to stand chair without arm support
- Time up and go exercise
- Heel raise
- 4-min gait speed
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