Impact of Physical Activities on Balance in Patient With Strabismic Amblyopia

NCT ID: NCT06758063

Last Updated: 2025-04-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-04-15

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of physical activities on balance in patient with amblyopia after strabismus surgery. Patients with strabismus have more difficulty in maintaining postural control in the presence of misleading signals. Through this study the patients will apply physical therapy sessions to improve balance for strabismic amblyopic patient post-surgery.

Detailed Description

• Patients will be informed about measurement and treatment procedure, also about the effect of physical activity on improving balance post strabismus surgery.
• Patients will be asked to follow physician instructions.
• Patients will be asked to avoid participation in any rehabilitation program prior to the study which may affect the result of the study.
• Measurement procedures will be applied for each patient.
• The therapeutic group will receive 2 sessions per week for 12 weeks. The duration of each session is 45 min.
• They will start the treatment program after 2 months of the surgery.

Conditions

Balance Control

Study Design

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

Study Groups

exercise therapy

this group will apply balance exercises two times a week for three months

Group Type: OTHER

exercises therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

exercises to improve balance of the body

traditional eye care

This group will receive traditional eye observation post strabismus surgery

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

exercises therapy

exercises to improve balance of the body

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients received strabismus operation.
• Patients are suffering from balance problem due to strabismus
• Patients are suffering from strabismus amblyopia
• They will be selected from Outpatient Clinic of Research Institute of Ophthalmology.
• Patients will begin the training program after 2 months of operation.
• Patient with intermittent exotropia

Exclusion Criteria

• - Patients with a diagnosis of vestibular, neurological and psychiatric diseases
• Moderate and severe amblyopia,
• Any disease that can cause imbalance syndrome or limitation of movement
• A history of falling without a cause in the last 6 months and
• Using drugs affecting the central nervous system
• Patient who didn't complete the physiotherapy training program for 3 months.
• Muscular disorders that will impair performance during training.
• Any organic lesion in the eye.
• Malignant conditions.
• Children who can't understand the therapist's instructions and orders
• Amblyopia which is not related to strabismus condition

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Amany Refaat Mohamed Abdel Wahid

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Amany Refaat Mohamed Abdel Wahid

Lecturer at department of Surgery, faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Amany R M Abdel Wahid, Doctoral degree

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lecturer at faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University

Locations

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.R/012/005408

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id