Physical Activity and Recreation School Program for Special Needs Individuals and Their Parents

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Behavior Problem; Children, Only; Adolescent Behavior

Treatments: Other: Experimentation; Behavioral: Evaluation; Behavioral: Education

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05776576

NAAArman

Details and patient eligibility

About

The general purpose of this project; "Physical Activity and Recreation School" for the evaluation of physical activity behaviors of individuals with physical disabilities between the ages of 6-18, to increase the level of knowledge and awareness of these individuals and their parents, and to enable individuals with special needs to experience sports activities in the company of health and sports professionals who are experts in their fields. is to arrange. This project consists of three main topics as evaluation, training and experimentation.

During the evaluation phase, interactive roundtable activity, valid and reliable scales and physical assessments, and barriers and motivators for physical activity participation of individuals with special needs will be evaluated. A comprehensive interactive training seminar on physical activity will be held for individuals with special needs and parents during the training phase.

In the experimentation phase, children and adolescents with special needs will participate in training programs that include exercise and sportive activities suitable for the determined physical activity barriers and motivators, and will have the opportunity to experience exercises and sportive activities that they have not experienced before. The results of this project will provide gains in the analysis and application of physical inactivity, which is seen as an important public health problem in our country, for individuals with special needs, and will also guide many relevant institutions, health professionals and educators.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

For Individuals with special needs;

• Between the ages of 6-18
• Being diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Muscle Disease, Spina Bifida or having a chronic neurological or orthopedic problem that causes physical disability
• Being in a wheelchair/ able to walk with an assistive device or independently
• Have a cognitive level to understand and communicate questions
• Being residing in the province of Istanbul For parents of individuals with special needs;
• Being the mother or father of a special needs child or adolescent
• Volunteering for a special needs child to participate in the study
• Being able to participate in the activities to be held within the scope of the project on a full-time basis
• Have a cognitive level to understand and communicate questions
• Using a smart phone.

Exclusion criteria

For Individuals with special needs;

• Having a cognitive problem that will prevent the application of the evaluation parameters
• Failure to approve the assessment by the custodial parent
• Having had lower extremity surgery in the last 6 months
• Doing regular physical activity in the last 6 months
• Being a professional athlete For parents of individuals with special needs;
• Being illiterate.
• Not living with a special needs child.

Trial design

120 participants in 1 patient group

Special needs children and adolescents with physical disabilities and their parents

Description:

Project consists of three main stages as evaluation, education and experimentation. For evaluation, firstly physical activity levels of individuals with special needs, barriers in physical activity, and motivators will be determined with an interactive roundtable meeting with children, adolescents and their parents. Afterwards, posture analyzes of individuals with special needs will be performed by physiotherapists. For education, interactive informative seminars titled "Physical Activity in Individuals with Special Needs" will be given and after that posture and ergonomics education will be given to the participants individually. For experimentation, group exercises, dance therapy and technology-supported exercise educations will be implemented by physiotherapists, taking into account the previous evaluations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Education

Other: Experimentation

Behavioral: Evaluation