A New Designed Balance Platform for Children

Eastern Mediterranean University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Development

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03777995

ETK00-2018-0204

Details and patient eligibility

About

People always come across with different floors which gradually affect dynamic balance. Dynamic balance is important in activities of daily life of all people. There are various reliable and valid tests for both children and adults, but no test design which includes different floor materials has been developed. Thus, this study aimed to describe a new designed balance test platform and investigate its reliability and validity in 3-5 years old children.

Full description

Children whose families signed consent form will be included. Height and weight will be measured. Then they will be taken to the balance measurements. Design will firstly be shown to child and one trial will be permitted before starting the test. Timed-up and Go test will also be used as a reliable and valid test for dynamic balance in this age group. Single leg standing will also be used to investigate the discrimination feature of the dynamic balance tested by new design platform.

All tests will be done without socks and shoes. Timing will be the only results for all tests. Calibrated chronometers will be used for this aim. After all measurements complete, statistical analysis will be conducted.

Enrollment: 108 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 5 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chid aged 3-5 years (birth date: December 2013 - December 2015)
• Parents who signed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Children who have problem about musculoskeletal system, neurological disorder, vestibular system disorders.
• Children who mention painful situations which may possibly prevent to walk on the platform
• Children who have visual problems