A New Designed Balance Platform for Children

Reliability and Validity of a New Designed Balance Platform for Children

People always come across with different floors which gradually affect dynamic balance. Dynamic balance is important in activities of daily life of all people. There are various reliable and valid tests for both children and adults, but no test design which includes different floor materials has been developed. Thus, this study aimed to describe a new designed balance test platform and investigate its reliability and validity in 3-5 years old children.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Child Development

Detailed Description

Children whose families signed consent form will be included. Height and weight will be measured. Then they will be taken to the balance measurements. Design will firstly be shown to child and one trial will be permitted before starting the test. Timed-up and Go test will also be used as a reliable and valid test for dynamic balance in this age group. Single leg standing will also be used to investigate the discrimination feature of the dynamic balance tested by new design platform.

All tests will be done without socks and shoes. Timing will be the only results for all tests. Calibrated chronometers will be used for this aim. After all measurements complete, statistical analysis will be conducted.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 108

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Cyprus
  • Famagusta, Cyprus, 99628
    • Zehra Güçhan Topcu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 3 years to 5 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Children who have a typical development will be recruited from various kindergartens in Cyprus.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chid aged 3-5 years (birth date: December 2013 - December 2015)
• Parents who signed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who have problem about musculoskeletal system, neurological disorder, vestibular system disorders.
• Children who mention painful situations which may possibly prevent to walk on the platform
• Children who have visual problems

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
New designed test	This is a walking platform which has different floor materials	at baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Timed-up and go test	This is a reliable and valid test which is used to assess dynamic balance in children. There is a three meter pathway. Two chairs are used for the starting point and to specify the returning point. The test will be repeated 3 times and the best completion time will be recorded.	at baseline
Single leg standing	Children are asked to stand on dominant leg. Their standing duration will be recorded.	at baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: ZEHRA GÜÇHAN TOPCU, Eastern Mediterranean University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 15, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 10, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): April 10, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 14, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): December 19, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 24, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 22, 2019
• Last Verified: December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Balance
• Other Study ID Numbers: ETK00-2018-0204

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No