Effects of Pilates Exercises on Hearing Impairment Children

NCT ID: NCT06198192

Last Updated: 2024-06-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 38 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-02-05

Brief Summary

This study will determine the effects of Pilates exercises on static and dynamic balance in children with hearing impairment. Children with hearing impairment often encounter challenges in their motor development, including difficulties in maintaining balance and mobility. Impaired balance and limited mobility can significantly impact their overall physical well-being and functional independence. Therefore, it becomes crucial to explore effective interventions that can address these specific needs and promote improve balance and mobility in this population. Pilates, a mind-body exercise approach, has gained recognition for its potential benefits in enhancing balance, flexibility, and core strength in various populations.

Detailed Description

A Randomized clinical trial will be conducted through convenient sampling. Subjects will randomly be allocated into two groups experimental group will receive balance exercises in addition to Pilate exercise while control group will receive will receive conventional therapy for strength, balance and postural stability. The duration of the treatment will be 10 weeks for 3 days a week for 45 minutes. Pediatric Balance Scale, Pediatric Reach Test (Pediatric Functional Reach Test) and Timed Up and Go Test will be used as outcome measure. Data will be analyzed on SPSS version 29.0; normality of the data will be checked and tests will be applied according to the normality of the data either it will be parametric test or non-parametric based on the normality.

Conditions

Hearing Impaired Children

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Balance Exercises

This group will receive conventional exercises for balance.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional Therapy and Balance Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

this group receive conventional therapy along with balance exercises. Standing with feet together while the therapist sitting behind and manually locking the child knees, and then slowly tilt him to each side, forward and backward. Step standing with therapist behind the child guiding him to shift his weight forward then backward alternately. High step standing and try to keep balanced. Standing with manual locking of the knees then tries actively to stoop and recover. Equilibrium, righting and protective reactions training. Open environment gait training will be conducted with the different obstacles. Session includes three times/week for total 10 weeks

Pilates Exercises

This group will receive Pilate exercises along with Balance exercises

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Ten repetitions of Pilates exercises will be performed with a 2-minute rest period between repetitions. Pilate group will receive the intervention program three times/week for total 10 weeks

Interventions

Pilates Exercises

Ten repetitions of Pilates exercises will be performed with a 2-minute rest period between repetitions. Pilate group will receive the intervention program three times/week for total 10 weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional Therapy and Balance Exercises

this group receive conventional therapy along with balance exercises. Standing with feet together while the therapist sitting behind and manually locking the child knees, and then slowly tilt him to each side, forward and backward. Step standing with therapist behind the child guiding him to shift his weight forward then backward alternately. High step standing and try to keep balanced. Standing with manual locking of the knees then tries actively to stoop and recover. Equilibrium, righting and protective reactions training. Open environment gait training will be conducted with the different obstacles. Session includes three times/week for total 10 weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 5 to10 years
• Having greater than 24 score of mini mental state examination (MMSE-C) for children
• Children diagnosed with congenital sensorIneural hearing impairment
• Having a hearing loss>75dB
• Able to follow instructions

Exclusion Criteria

• Presence of any visual, physical or mental disability in addition to hearing loss, or any orthopedic or neurological problem that may affect balance
• Severe hearing losses were greater than75dB
• Parents or patient refuse to take part
• Have participated in other therapy programs during our intervention

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Khushbakhat Butt, MS*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah International University

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

References

Rajendran V, Roy FG. An overview of motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children. Ital J Pediatr. 2011 Jul 14;37:33. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-37-33.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 21756300 (View on PubMed)

Melo RS, Lemos A, Paiva GS, Ithamar L, Lima MC, Eickmann SH, Ferraz KM, Belian RB. Vestibular rehabilitation exercises programs to improve the postural control, balance and gait of children with sensorineural hearing loss: A systematic review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Dec;127:109650. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109650. Epub 2019 Aug 21.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31466025 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0754

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id