The Comparison of Balance and Coordination Between Visually Impaired and Healthy Sedentary Individuals
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Blindness Congenital
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Berg Balance Test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this [observational study] is to examine balance in multiple aspects by comparing balance, coordination, and gait parameters between congenitally blind individuals and healthy individuals with multiple scales.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Is there a difference in balance and coordination between congenitally blind individuals and healthy individuals? comparison group: Healthy sedated individuals Participants will be asked to complete balance scales.
Detailed Description
Visually impaired, with all corrections, individuals who have one tenth of the usual visual acuity of the seeing eye, i.e. 20/200 visual acuity or less, or whose visual angle does not exceed 20 degrees are called blind. The meaning of 20/200 is that an individual affected by visual impairment can see from 60 cm, while an individual with normal vision can see from 6 m. Narrow angle of vision means that, despite normal visual acuity, vision is limited only to the centre, 20 degrees, and objects beyond 20 degrees cannot be seen. Balance depends on the integration of information received from proprioceptive, vestibular and visual sensory systems. It has been observed that visually impaired individuals have problems in postural stability and balance due to insufficient information from the visual system. In this study, it was aimed to compare the balance, coordination and gait parameters of congenitally visually impaired individuals and healthy sedentary individuals.
Investigators
Alper Percin
Asst. Prof.
Bahçeşehir University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •18 years of age or older
- •Congenital visual impairment
- •Not having any acute or chronic disease other than congenital blindness
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having musculoskeletal deformity
- •Being involved in a professional sport
- •Having received physiotherapy treatment for balance before
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Berg Balance Test
Time Frame: At the baseline of the study
Berg Balance Scale was developed for postural control assessment. It includes 14 instructions and for each instruction, the patient's performance is observed and a score between 0-4 is given. It takes between 10 and 20 minutes to complete the scale