Clinical trial NCT05998083: The Effectiveness of Purposeful Exercises in Children Diagnosed With Special Learning Disabilities
Official title: Investigation of the Effect of Purposeful Balance and Coordination Exercises on Attention and Quality of Life in Children Diagnosed With Special Learning Disabilities.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Lack of; Attention, With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Specific Learning Disability
Lead sponsor: Uskudar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-18
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 15
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: In addition to the individual training program they received from the special training center, the experimental group was given goal-oriented balance and coordination exercises for 40 minutes, 2 days a week.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of purposeful balance and coordination exercises on attention and quality of life in children diagnosed with special learning disabilities.

Detailed description: The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial, and children aged 7-17 who were diagnosed with "Special Learning Disability" in a special education center in Kocaeli-Darica were included as a sample. Children were divided into experimental and control groups by randomization. In addition to the individual training program they received from the special training center, the experimental group was given goal-oriented balance and coordination exercises for 8 weeks, 2 days a week for 40 minutes. The control group continued only the individual training program. All participants and their parents were informed about the study, and an informed consent form was obtained from the participants and their parents. In order to collect data from the participants; "Leisure Time Activity Questionnaire for Children" to determine physical activity levels, "Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire for Children" to determine their quality of life, "Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test 2 short form" to evaluate motor skills, "Burdon Attention Test" to measure attention level used. These tests and forms were repeated before starting the study and at the end of the study. Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being diagnosed with Special Learning Disabilities
* To be between the ages of 7-15
* To attend the special education and rehabilitation center and individual support training program regularly.
* Not having exercise intolerance or any disease that prevents exercise
* The child's willingness to participate in the study and the consent of the parent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having physical or psychological disorders in addition to the diagnosis of Special Learning Disabilities (ADHD, etc.)
* Being diagnosed with Special Learning Disabilities and not complying with the age range
* Not attending the individual training program regularly
* Parents not giving consent for the child to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Quality of Life Scale for Children (QoL-C)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: Leisure Activity Questionnaire for Children (CPAQ)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: bourdon attention test
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: bruninks oserertsky engine proficiency test-2(BOT-2)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Özel Eğitim Merkezi
Study officials:
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Elif PUNAR
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Karadeniz Technical University
name: Turgay ALTUNALAN
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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