Effect of Dual-Task Aerobic Exercise on Children With Specific Learning Disorder
- Conditions
- Specific Learning Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT07054164
- Lead Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
- Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of dual-task aerobic exercise training on attention, balance, and quality of life in children with Specific Learning Disorder.
- Detailed Description
Specific Learning Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in basic academic skills such as reading, writing, language comprehension, mathematical calculations, and information processing, despite normal or above-normal intellectual capacity.
Although the primary difficulties experienced by individuals diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder involve impairments in acquiring academic skills such as learning and performing mathematical calculations, various deficiencies have also been observed in physical domains such as balance and motor coordination.
No previous studies have been identified in the literature examining the effects of dual-task focused aerobic exercises on individuals diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder. The investigators hypothesize that dual-task focused aerobic exercise training administered to children with Specific Learning Disorder will have positive effects on attention, balance, and quality of life.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Diagnosed with a specific learning disorder according to DSM-V criteria
- Being between the ages of 6-14
- Having reading skills
- Not having received treatment for a specific learning disorder
- Having a chronic and serious systemic disease
- Having a seizure-like neurological disorder
- Having vision, speech and hearing problems
- Not attending the individual education program regularly
- Having any contraindications for physical exercise
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stroop Test TBAG Form 8 weeks The Stroop Test TBAG Form is a neuropsychological test that evaluates complex attention, focused and selective attention, resistance to disruptive stimuli, cognitive inhibition, information processing speed and executive functions.
Unit of Measure: Points
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pediatric Balance Scale (PDS) 8 weeks The scale consists of 14 sections in total and each section is evaluated and scored between 0-4 points. The total score gives the PDS score. The score range of the scale is between 0-56 and higher scores indicate better balance performance.
Biodex Balance System 8 weeks The Biodex Balance System is an equipment that can be used for both objective assessment of postural balance and balance training. The device consists of a screen, a circular balance platform, arm support and a printer.
Quality of Life Inventory for Children (PedsQL) 8 weeks It is a scale used to evaluate the general quality of life of children aged 2-18; it consists of a total of 23 items that question children's physical, emotional, psychosocial and school-related problems, and each item is scored between 0-100.
Body composition measurement 8 weeks The Omron BF511 Body Composition Monitor® non-invasive body composition measurement device, which works with the 4-pole bioelectrical impedance method (determines the ratio of fat and muscle tissue in the body with a weak electric current passing through the body), was used to calculate the participants' skeletal muscle mass ratio (%), body fat ratio (%) and basal metabolic rate.
Body Weight Measurement 8 weeks Body weight will be measured using a digital scale with participants wearing light clothing and no shoes.
Unit of Measure: Kilograms (kg)Height Measurement 8 weeks Height will be measured using a stadiometer with participants standing upright without shoes, heels together, and head in the Frankfurt plane.
Unit of Measure: Meters (m)Body Mass Index (BMI) 8 weeks BMI will be calculated using the formula: weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (kg/m²).
Unit of Measure: Kilograms per square meter (kg/m²)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Bezmialem Vakıf University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, TR
🇹🇷Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey
Bezmialem Vakıf University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, TR🇹🇷Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey