Dual-task reactive step practice
Dual-task reactive step practice has been studied in 1 paper since 2021: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Sep 14, 2021: “Assessing the impact of dual-task reactive step practice in people with Parkinson's disease: A feasibility study”.
1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated
“Increased step lengths were observed for both groups after practice (p < 0.001).”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: Arizona State University
- Human trial1
Studies in people
1 study gave dual-task reactive step practice to people and measured what changed.
up: Increases step lengthp < 0.001
up: Improves cognitive reaction timep < 0.001 for group by time interaction
no change: Has no effect on margin of stability
Trialone day
Older adults; with concurrent auditory Stroop task
Human movement science, Sep 14, 2021
What did studies of Dual-task reactive step practice find?
3Studies of Dual-task reactive step practice measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are margin of stability (1 study), cognitive reaction time (1) and step length (1).
Margin of stability
no changein humans1
1 study
Margin of stability
no changein humans1
Dual-task reactive step practice has no effect on margin of stability in humans.
“No changes were observed for step latency, margin of stability, or EMG onset through practice.”
Human trialwith concurrent auditory Stroop task
Human movement science
Cognitive reaction time
upin humans1
1 study
Cognitive reaction time
upin humans1
Dual-task reactive step practice improves cognitive reaction time in humans (p < 0.001 for group by time interaction).
“Cognitive reaction times also improved through practice; however, this was more pronounced in the HC group (group by time interaction- p < 0.001).”
Human trialwith concurrent auditory Stroop task
Human movement science
Step length
upin humans1
1 study
Step length
upin humans1
Dual-task reactive step practice increases step length in humans (p < 0.001).
“Increased step lengths were observed for both groups after practice (p < 0.001).”
Human trialwith concurrent auditory Stroop task
Human movement science