Effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Gait and Plantar Pressure in Healthy Young Adults
Effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics and Plantar Pressure Distribution in Healthy Young Adults
Přehled studie
Postavení
Postavení
Podmínky
Podmínky
Intervence / Léčba
Intervence / Léčba
Detailní popis
Gait is a functional task requiring integrated postural control, sensorimotor processing, muscle coordination, and adaptation to the environment. Gait speed and related spatiotemporal parameters are sensitive indicators of functional status and movement capacity. Body awareness refers to the conscious perception and regulation of posture, movement quality, proprioceptive input, and interoceptive sensations. Basic Body Awareness Therapy is a physiotherapy-based mind-body approach that focuses on posture, balance, coordination, breathing, weight transfer, trunk control, and movement quality.
This study is designed as a single-group, quasi-experimental interventional study with repeated assessments. After completion of the informed consent process, demographic and health-related data will be collected. Gait and static stance measurements will be performed using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles. For static stance, participants will stand comfortably on both feet for one minute while plantar load distribution and right-left weight sharing are recorded. Participants will then complete the 10-meter walk test at maximum walking speed. Plantar loading data, including pressure distribution, step length, step time, stance and swing phases, and regional plantar pressure variables, will be processed using MyoResearch 3.16 software. The gait cycle will be normalized to 100%, divided into stance and swing phases, and plantar regions will be analyzed as heel, arch/midfoot, metatarsal, and toe segments.
The BBAT intervention will be delivered for 12 weeks, twice per week, with each session lasting approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Sessions will be supervised by a physiotherapist who has completed BBAT Level C training. The program will consist of low-intensity exercises focusing on awareness of contact with the floor, postural alignment, breathing and movement integration, weight transfer, trunk control, balance, and fluent movement quality. Therapy adherence will be monitored using attendance records, and adherence will be defined as participation in at least 80% of planned sessions. Measurements will be repeated after the 12-week intervention and 3 months after intervention completion to assess short-term effects and early maintenance of behavioral change.
The sample size was determined using G*Power 3.1 software. Considering the single-group design with three repeated measurements (pre-test, post-test at week 12, and 3-month follow-up), the parameters were set as a medium effect size of f = 0.25, an alpha error probability of 0.05, a power (1-β) of 0.80, a correlation among repeated measures of 0.50, and a non-sphericity correction ε = 1.00. Based on these parameters, the required sample size was calculated as 28 participants. Considering a possible dropout/follow-up loss rate of approximately 15%, the target sample size was determined as 33 participants.
Typ studie
Typ studie
Zápis (Odhadovaný)
Zápis
Fáze
Fáze
- Nelze použít
Kontakty a umístění
Studijní kontakt
Studijní kontakt
- Jméno: Özge Çankaya, PhD
- Telefonní číslo: +905053732255
- E-mail: ozgemuezzinoglu@gmail.com
Studijní místa
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Ankara, Turecko (Türkiye), 06100
- Nábor
- University of Health Sciences
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Kontakt:
- Özge Çankaya
- Telefonní číslo: +905053732255
- E-mail: ozgemuezzinoglu@gmail.com
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Kritéria účasti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Věk způsobilý ke studiu
- Dospělý
Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky
Popis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 to 25 years
- Able to walk independently
- No history of lower-extremity, spine, or balance-affecting trauma and/or surgery within the last 6 months
- Not receiving regular Basic Body Awareness Therapy
- Provides written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of neurological, vestibular, or rheumatological disease
- Acute musculoskeletal injury
- Serious visual or hearing impairment
- Pain, deformity, or assistive device use that may affect walking performance
- Participation in a physiotherapy program and/or regular exercise program within the last 6 months
- Any condition preventing regular participation in assessment or therapy sessions
Studijní plán
Jak je studie koncipována?
Detaily designu
- Primární účel: Prevence
- Přidělení: N/A
- Intervenční model: Přiřazení jedné skupiny
- Maskování: Žádné (otevřený štítek)
Počet zbraní
Zbraně a zásahy
Skupina účastníků / ArmSkupina účastníků / Arm |
Intervence / LéčbaIntervence / Léčba |
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Experimentální: Experimental: Basic Body Awareness Therapy-BBAT Group
Participants will receive a 12-week BBAT program, two sessions per week, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.
Sessions will be supervised by a physiotherapist trained in BBAT.
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The Basic Body Awareness Therapy program includes low-intensity physiotherapy exercises focused on awareness of contact with the floor, postural alignment, breathing-movement integration, weight transfer, trunk control, balance, and fluent movement quality.
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Co je měření studie?
Primární výstupní opatření
Primární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
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Časové okno |
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Change in Gait Speed
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Gait speed will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles.
Participants will be instructed to walk at maximum walking speed on a 10-meter walkway.
The best test performance will be used for analysis.
The metric will be recorded in meters/second.
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Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Cadence
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Cadence will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Cadence will be recorded as the number of steps per minute. Unit of Measure: steps/min |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Step Length
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Step length will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Step length will be recorded in meters. Unit of Measure: m |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Step Time
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Step time will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Step time will be recorded in seconds. Unit of Measure: s |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Stride Time
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Stride time will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Stride time will be recorded in seconds. Unit of Measure: s |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Stance Phase Duration
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Stance phase duration will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Stance phase duration will be recorded as a percentage of the gait cycle. Unit of Measure: % |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Swing Phase Duration
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Swing phase duration will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Swing phase duration will be recorded as a percentage of the gait cycle. Unit of Measure: % |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Gait Asymmetry Index
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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The asymmetry index for gait-phase timing parameters will be calculated using the formula: AI = [(Right - Left) / ((Right + Left)/2)] × 100 The asymmetry index will be expressed as a percentage, with higher values indicating greater gait asymmetry. Unit of Measure: % |
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Sekundární výstupní opatření
Sekundární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
Popis opatření |
Časové okno |
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Change in Static Plantar Load Distribution
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Static plantar load distribution will be assessed during one minute of comfortable bipedal standing using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles.
Outcomes will include right-left load sharing and regional plantar pressure/load parameters.
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Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Change in Dynamic Plantar Pressure Distribution During Walking
Časové okno: Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Dynamic plantar pressure variables will be recorded during the 10-meter walk test.
Plantar regions will be analyzed as heel, arch/midfoot, metatarsal, and toe segments.
Variables will include regional pressure distribution and bilateral differences in plantar loading
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Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.
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Therapy Adherence
Časové okno: Throughout the 12-week intervention period.
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Attendance will be monitored using session attendance records.
Therapy adherence will be defined as participation in at least 80% of planned BBAT sessions.
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Throughout the 12-week intervention period.
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Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé
Sponzor
Sponzor
Spolupracovníci
Spolupracovníci
Vyšetřovatelé
Vyšetřovatelé
- Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Özge ÇANKAYA, PhD, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Ředitel studie: Nilufer Keskin Dilbay, PhD, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Termíny studijních záznamů
Hlavní termíny studia
Začátek studia (Aktuální)
Začátek studia
Primární dokončení (Odhadovaný)
Primární dokončení
Dokončení studie (Odhadovaný)
Dokončení studie
Termíny zápisu do studia
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Aktualizace studijních záznamů
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Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace
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