Balance And Foot Posture In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gulhane School of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Posture; Foot Anomalies; Autism Disorder

Treatments: Other: Performance-based tests (such as TUG, foot posture measurements, Tandem Gait test) will be administered to children with ASD.

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07163949

AFB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The position of the ankle and foot is known as foot posture, and this can have an impact on balance and mobility. Previous research has shown that differences in foot structure and posture between different populations can have a significant impact on balance. However, to our knowledge, no study has examined the relationship between foot posture, anthropometry, muscle strength, and balance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This study was therefore designed to analyse these relationships.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 5-18.
• Clinical diagnosis of ASD.

Exclusion criteria

• Lack of parental consent;
• Use of assistive devices;
• Presence of vision or hearing loss;
• Use of medications known to impair motor function, such as antipsychotics, stimulants or anticonvulsants;
• Having undergone any lower extremity injury or surgery in the past six months;
• Not being able to follow the commands necessary to obtain the study data.

Trial design

22 participants in 1 patient group

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Description:

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex neurodevelopmental conditions characterised by deficits in communication and reciprocal social interactions, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behaviours. Although motor impairments have been recognised as limiting daily motor skills, they are not included in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an estimate that the prevalence of ASD in the US population was approximately 1 in 54 eight-year-old children (around 1.85% of the child population). Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) documented a worldwide prevalence of approximately 0.76% in 2010 (affecting nearly 1.16% of the entire child population).

Treatment:

Other: Performance-based tests (such as TUG, foot posture measurements, Tandem Gait test) will be administered to children with ASD.