Investigation of the Effects of Balance Coordination and Strengthening Training on Gait, Mobility and Posture in Children with Low Vision

Pamukkale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Children with Low Vision

Treatments: Other: balance coordination and strengthening training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05917457

Children with Low Vision

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research is to examine and evaluate the effects of balance coordination and strengthening training on gait, mobility and posture in children with low vision

The hypotheses of our study:

H1: Balance coordination and strengthening training has an effect on gait, mobility and posture in children with low vision.

H2: Balance coordination and strengthening training has no effect on gait, mobility and posture in children with low vision.

Full description

The aim of this study is to examine and evaluate the effects of balance coordination and strengthening training on gait, mobility and posture in children with low vision.

A total of 22 low-vision individuals were included in the study. Individuals were randomly divided into two groups as Control (n=10) and Study (n=12). The treatment group received 70 min balance (20 min), coordination (20 min) and strengthening (20 min) training 3 days a week for 8 weeks. No additional treatment was applied to the control group. Evaluations were performed before treatment and at the end of 8 weeks.

In the evaluations; Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test 2 Short Form (BOT2- KF), New York Posture Analysis, Manual November muscle strength assessment, G-Walk Gait Analysis, Independent Mobility Questionnaire (BMA) were used.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be in the age December of 7-14,
• Except for visual impairment (neurological and systemic diseases, hearing impairment, etc. ) not having an additional disease,
• Having been diagnosed with low vision,
• To be able to establish cooperation,
• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Not being diagnosed with low vision,
• Except for visual impairment (neurological and systemic diseases, hearing impairment, etc. ) having an additional disease,
• Not volunteering to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

to be in the age of 7-14, Except for visual impairment (neurological and systemic diseases, hearing impairment, etc. ) not having an additional disease Having been diagnosed with low vision, To be able to establish cooperation, Volunteering to participate in the study 12 children with these criteria

Treatment:

Other: balance coordination and strengthening training

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

to be in the age of 7-14, Except for visual impairment (neurological and systemic diseases, hearing impairment, etc. ) not having an additional disease, Having been diagnosed with low vision, To be able to establish cooperation, Volunteering to participate in the study 10 children with these criteria