"Core Stabilization Exercises in Hearing Impaired Children"

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT03487757
• Date of registration: 28/03/2018
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
• Public title: "Core Stabilization Exercises in Hearing Impaired Children"
• Scientific title: "The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises on Respiratory Muscle Strength, Respiratory Functions and Postural Control in Hearing Impaired Children"
• Date of first enrolment: July 1, 2018
• Target sample size: 30
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03487757
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Turkey

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Between the ages of 7-16

- Clinically diagnosed sensorineural hearing loss

- Prelingual hearing loss

- No neurological and orthopedic problems

- Absence of syndrome or disease that may lead to mental disorder, impaired development
and impaired vision

- Not participating in any core stabilization, strengthening and balance program in the
past six months

- No medication to affect respiratory functions in the past 3 months

- Parental permission for participation of child in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Intellectual disability for participating to the evaluation and training program

- Presence of chronic respiratory disease

- Not to join the training for more than 3 days



Age minimum: 7 Years
Age maximum: 16 Years
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Postural Control

Core Stabilization

Hearing Disorders in Children

Respiratory Functions

Respiratory Muscle Strength

Intervention(s)

Other: Core Stabilization Exercises

Other: No Intervention

Primary Outcome(s)

Respiratory muscle strength [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Postural control-postural stability [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Respiratory Functions-FVC [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Postural control-BESS [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Postural control-limits of stability [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Respiratory Functions-PEF [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Postural control-sensory integration [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Respiratory Functions-FEV1 [Time Frame: Eight weeks]

Secondary ID(s)

bvudtuncer01

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors