Clinical trial NCT04315220: Corestability Training in Overweight Children
Official title: Effectiveness of Core Stability Training in Improving Postural Stability and Foot Pressure Distribution in Overweight Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Childhood Obesity
Child Obesity
Children, Only
Keywords: Noncommunicable disease
Balance
Posture
Childhood obesity
Overweight
Lead sponsor: Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Maharishi Markandeshwar International School
First posted: 2020-03-19
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 8
Maximum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two group pre-test post-test design
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: A total of 52 overweight children aged between eight and sixteen years will be recruited by criterion based purposive sampling to participate in the two groups pretest post test randomized clinical study. Random allocation of the eligible subjects for treatment will be done by the block randomization method with matrix of thirteen rows and four columns (13x4). The subject will be allotted to the group randomly, based on the chit selected by the person other the primary researcher.Once the block is filled, the next row block will be opened. Thus equal distribution of overweight children in the each group will be ensured.

Group A will be receiving actual core stability training (Level 1 - Mat exercises and Level 2 - Swiss Ball exercises) for 6 weeks with a frequency of three sessions per week.Group B will receive no training. Each session will last for 30 minutes of duration. The static and dynamic balance, foot pressure distribution and core strength will be assessed at the baseline and at the end of the treatment sessions.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Children of age 8- 16 years old.
2. Both Boys and Girls.
3. Child with BMI-for-age percentile growth between 85th to less than 95th percentile.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Uncooperative participants.
2. Upper or lower limb fracture or injury in recent 6 months.
3. Any musculoskeletal or neurological disorder affecting core strength and balance.
4. Refuse to participate because not able to understand the researcher instructions.
5. Unable to attend the whole sessions during the research period.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Foot pressure distribution
timeFrame: change from baseline and six weeks
measure: Single limb stance
timeFrame: change from baseline and six weeks
measure: Y- reach set
timeFrame: change from baseline and six weeks
measure: Core Strength
timeFrame: change from baseline and six weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ambala
country: India
facility: Kanu Goyal
state: Haryana
Study officials:
affiliation: Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Kanu Goyal, BPT, DOMTP
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Asir J Samuel, MPT, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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