The Effect of Group Exercise in Children With Special Needs

Istanbul Gedik University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Autism; Developmental Disability

Treatments: Other: Group Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06353867

56365223-050.01.04-2023.13754

Details and patient eligibility

About

Thirty children with special needs were included in the study. Participants engaged in group exercises twice a week for four weeks, including warm-up and cool-down periods, with the goal of improving balance. The participants' balance was assessed using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test Short Form (Balance Parameters), Pediatric Balance Scale; functional mobility was evaluated using the Timed Up and Go Test, and attention level was assessed using the Stroop Test before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 6-15 years with special needs
• Able to walk independently

Exclusion criteria

• Children with visual problems,
• Any orthopaedic, rheumatic or neurological problems affecting balance,
• Any contraindication to exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Group Exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Group Exercise