Effect of Dual-Task Aerobic Exercise on Children With Specific Learning Disorder

Bezmialem Vakif University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Specific Learning Disorder

Treatments: Other: dual-task aerobic exercise; Other: aerobic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07054164

BVU-FTR-HRC-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of dual-task aerobic exercise training on attention, balance, and quality of life in children with Specific Learning Disorder.

Full description

Specific Learning Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in basic academic skills such as reading, writing, language comprehension, mathematical calculations, and information processing, despite normal or above-normal intellectual capacity.

Although the primary difficulties experienced by individuals diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder involve impairments in acquiring academic skills such as learning and performing mathematical calculations, various deficiencies have also been observed in physical domains such as balance and motor coordination.

No previous studies have been identified in the literature examining the effects of dual-task focused aerobic exercises on individuals diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder. The investigators hypothesize that dual-task focused aerobic exercise training administered to children with Specific Learning Disorder will have positive effects on attention, balance, and quality of life.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with a specific learning disorder according to DSM-V criteria
• Being between the ages of 6-14
• Having reading skills
• Not having received treatment for a specific learning disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Having a chronic and serious systemic disease
• Having a seizure-like neurological disorder
• Having vision, speech and hearing problems
• Not attending the individual education program regularly
• Having any contraindications for physical exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

dual-task aerobic exercise group

Other group

Description:

3 days a week, 50 minutes (10 warm-ups, 30 minutes of moderate-high intensity walking, 10 minutes of cooling down) moderate-high intensity treadmill aerobic training was provided under the supervision of a physiotherapist. In addition to aerobic training, some cognitive tasks were given to the participants during the treadmill walks.

Treatment:

Other: dual-task aerobic exercise

aerobic exercise group

Other group

Description:

3 days a week, 50 minutes (10 warm-ups, 30 minutes of moderate-high intensity walking, 10 minutes of cooling down) moderate-high intensity treadmill aerobic training was provided under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: aerobic exercise

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention