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. 2021 Feb 10;18(4):1732. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041732

Table 3.

Selected studies on the chronic effect of dual-tasks.

Authors Participants Age Competitive Level Dependent Variables Dual-Tasks Training Results
Ducrocq et al. [45] 30 amateur table tennis players (25 men and 5 women). Mean age = 33 years Range = 17–50
Control group:
Mean age = 32.46
SD = ±13.60 Training group:
Mean age = 34.76
SD = ±13.29
Amateur Working memory (near task) effectiveness of technical-tactical actions in the tennis task (far task); Quiet eye period; Quiet eye onset and
offset.
DT: computer tasks to memorize a visual stimulus + task to memorize an auditory stimulus (letters), simultaneously.
Training regimen: 20 blocks of 20 + n (number of letters) attempts. Each training session lasted approximately 30 min and was performed in 10 days.
Working memory: increased score after training
Effectiveness of technical-tactical action in the tennis task (far task): increased accuracy after training
Quiet Eye Offset: increased fixation after training
Quiet Eye Period and onset: no significant differences after training
Fleddermann et al. [21] 43 beach volleyball players, 22 in the intervention group (2 men and 20 women) and 21 in the active control group (5 men and 16 women). Intervention group:
Mean age = 16.38
SD = ±1.7 Control group:
Mean age = 21.38
SD = ±4.53
Elite Working memory capacity; Jump height in a specific task (beach volleyball); Accuracy in 3D Motion task; Attentional capacity; Processing speed DT: the specific or nonspecific motor task of volleyball + 3D Motion task.
Training regimen: Eight weeks with two blocks per week, lasting 30 min per session. Each block comprised three sessions, eight minutes each with a three-minute break in-between.
Performance in the 3D motion task: training group showed higher scores compared with the control group in the post-test
Sustained attention: training group showed higher scores compared with the control group in the post-test
Processing speed: training group showed higher scores compared with the control group in the post-test
Jump height: performance in single tasks was higher than in dual-tasks in the post-test
Working memory capacity: no significant difference between groups and time.
Harris et al. [46] 36 hockey and soccer players (22 women and 14 men). Mean age = 22.5 years
SD = ±3.7
Amateur Working memory capacity; Accuracy in the 3D Motion test (object tracking) Visual search behavior (centroid and amplitude) 3D Motion Training: Multi-object tracking
Training regimen: Each session consisted of four blocks of 20 objects for tracking. Each session lasted 20 min. The training group returned for another 20 min of training after 12–14 days.
Accuracy in the 3D Motion task: training group showed a higher score compared with the control group in the post-test
Working memory capacity: training group showed a higher score compared with the control group in the post-test
Visual behavior: no significant difference between groups.
Romeas et al. [25] 23 male soccer players. Training group (3D Motion): Mean age = 21.27
SD = ±0.81 Active control:
Mean age = 21.39
SD = ±1.03 Passive control:
Mean age = 22.48
SD = ±0.71
Amateur Decision-making performance in small-sided games and passing, dribbling and shooting performance 3D Motion Training: football scenes + decision-making responses.
Training regime: two sessions per week over 5 consecutive weeks. Athletes participated in at least 3 out of the 5 sessions of 3D Motion
Only the training group improved the passing decision-making from pre- to post-test. There were no differences in kicking and dribbling.
Romeas et al. [26] 29 badminton players (6 women and 23 men). Mean age = 22.98
SD = ±2.77 years
Amateur Speed, reaction time, decision making Training: 3D Motion training + motor decision-making task and training com 3D Motion + perceptual decision-making task.
Training regimen: nine 30-min sessions
The group that trained to combine 3D Motion task + motor decision-making task showed better performance in decision making and reaction time in the post-test moment. The group that trained to combine 3D Motion task + perceptual decision-making task did not improve performance in any of the variables.

DT: Dual-Task.