Investigating The Effects of Fear of Falling on Physical Performance and Quality of Life in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Fear of Falling
研究概览
简要总结
For ambulatory children with DMD, physiotherapy is aimed at protecting ambulation, improving motor performance to the best level and increasing quality of life. The investigators think that the treatment of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy may become more effective with physiotherapy programs based on the comprehensive physiotherapy evaluation results, including the evaluation of fear of falling. This study investigates the fear of falling in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and questioning whether their fear of falling affects their quality of life and their physical performance.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 15 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by a pediatric neurologist,
- •Being volunteer,
- •Being between 6 and 15 years old,
- •Being between levels 1-5 according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification developed to classify lower extremity functions in children with DMD,
- •Being able to cooperate with the physiotherapist's directives.
排除标准
- •Being between levels 6-10 (children who do not have independent ambulatory ability) according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification,
- •Not being able to cooperate with the physiotherapist's directives,
- •End of the volunteering.
结局指标
主要结局
Fear of Falling
时间窗: 15-30 minutes
"ICF Based 'Fear of Falling' Assessment in Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases" is developed by researchers as examining the 'fear of falling' assessments in the literature and organizing the activities that children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) may have experience fear of falling. There are six main titles which are based on DMD population and ICF headings. As follows: "Learning and Applying Knowledge", "General Tasks and Demands", "Mobility", "Self-Care", "Major Life Areas" and "Community, Social and Civic Living". It is a form total of 34 items which children with DMD answer to the fear of falling during different activities as "never = 0", "sometimes = 1", "always = 2" or "not applicable = NA". High scores indicate high fear of falling.
次要结局
- History of Falls(15-20 minutes)
- Posture Analysis(15-20 minutes)
- Performance Evaluation(6 minutes)
- Evaluation of Energy Consumption(15-20 minutes)
- Fatigue(15-20 minutes)
- Balance Assessment(15-20 minutes)
- Functional Walking Assessment(5-10 minutes)
- Gait Analysis(15-20 minutes)
- Ambulation Assessment(15-20 minutes)
- Quality of Life(15-20 minutes)
- Activity Limitation(5-10 minutes)
研究者
Canan İpek
Principal Investigator
Hacettepe University