Physical Activity and Sports for People With Visual Impairments

NCT ID: NCT06318000

Last Updated: 2024-03-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 76 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-12-31

Brief Summary

Purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the visual impairment degree and the level of children's fundamental motor skills, balance and bilateral coordination.

Detailed Description

The participants were presented with the procedure of the study and informed that they could resign from their participation in the study at any stage. All participants legal guardians, were given the written informed consent form after the detailed written explanation of the risk and benefits resulting from participation in this study. Static balance was assessed using the portable AccuSway-Optimized (ACS-O) by AMTI stabilographic platform (ACS Model). The study participants performed the both feet 30 second, single 10 second left and right-leg stance with eyes open (EO), and both feet 30 second, left and right-leg stance with eyes closed (EC). If the first attempt was not successful, study participants were able to do the second attempt. The tests were conducted approximately 2 hours after a meal, in a sports outfit, in a specially designated room.

The functional assessment of locomotor skills will utilize the "locomotion" subtest, which is part of the Test of Gross Motor Development, Second Edition (TGMD-3) battery. In the selected "locomotion" subtest, the following movement tasks (locomotor skills) are assessed: Run, Gallop, Hop, Horizontal Jump, Skip, Slide.

The subtest 4 "Bilateral Coordination" of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) was used in this study. The BOT-2 is an individually administered test that includes goal-directed activities to measure a wide range of motor skills in individuals aged 4 to 21 years. Participants performed seven items:

1. Touching Nose with Index Fingers - Eyes Closed

2. Jumping Jacks

3. Jumping in Place - Same Sides Synchronized

4. Jumping in Place - Opposite Sides

5. Pivoting Thumbs and Index Fingers

6. Tapping Feet and Fingers - Same Sides Synchronized

7. Tapping Feet and Fingers - Opposite Sides

Conditions

Blindness; Visual Impairment

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Persons with visual impairments

Youth aged 7-17 years, male and female, with congenital or acquired visual impairment

Balance test, bilateral coordination test, fundamental motor skills test

Intervention Type: OTHER

Functional assessment

Able bodied persons

Youth aged 7-17 years, male and female, without impairments

Balance test, bilateral coordination test, fundamental motor skills test

Intervention Type: OTHER

Functional assessment

Interventions

Balance test, bilateral coordination test, fundamental motor skills test

Functional assessment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• written consent form,
• visual impairment (diagnosed)
• intellectual norm.

Exclusion Criteria

• nervous system disorders,
• structural changes within the musculoskeletal system
• and intellectual limitations.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Natalia Morgulec - Adamowicz, Prof

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Locations

University of Physical Education

Warsaw, , Poland

Countries

Poland

Related Links

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33541039/

Role of vision in static balance in persons with and without visual impairments

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30421870/

Description Effects of sport on static balance in athletes with visual impairments

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31065548/

Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition (BOT-2): Compatibility of the Complete and Short Form and Its Usefulness for Middle-Age School Children

https://sites.google.com/view/tgmd-3/home

Test of Gross Motor Development - 3

Other Identifiers

SN4/20/22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id