Effect of Physical Activity on Eye Hand Coordination in Patient With Strabismus Amblyopia Post Surgery
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Eye Hand Coordination Test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of physical activity on eye hand coordination in patient with amblyopia after strabismus surgery.
Detailed Description
Eye hand coordination is essential to many of everyday activities. Strabismus not only affect vision but also affect eye hand activities and coordination. Through this study the patients will apply physical therapy sessions to improve eye hand coordination for strabismus amblyopic patient.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 14 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients are both males and females.
- •Their age will range from (10-14) years.
- •Patients received strabismus operation.
- •Patients are suffering from strabismic amblyopia
- •Patients are suffering from eye hand coordination problems
- •Patients will begin the training program after 2 months of operation.
- •All types of strabismus surgery will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patient who didn't complete the physiotherapy training program for 3 months.
- •Muscular disorders that will impair performance during training.
- •Any organic lesion in the eye.
- •Neurological disorders.
- •Malignant conditions.
- •Psychiatric illness, severe behavior or cognitive disorders.
- •Children who can't understand the therapist's instructions and orders
- •Amblyopia which is not related to strabismus condition .
Arms & Interventions
eye hand coordination exercise
this group will receive therapeutic exercises to improve eye hand coordination post strabismus surgery
Intervention: eye hand coordination exercises (Other)
traditional eye observation
this group will receive traditional eye observation post strabismus surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Eye Hand Coordination Test
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks
* Participants throw a ball against the wall with one hand during axillary movements and try to catch it with the other hand. * Purpose: To measure hand-eye coordination * Equipment required Tennis or baseball, smooth and solid wall, marking belt, stopwtch (optional) * Procedure: Place a mark at a certain distance from the wall (2 meters). The person is standing behind the line, facing the wall. The ball will be thrown towards the wall in an underarm motion from one hand and try to catch it with the other hand. Then throw the ball back to the wall and catch it with the original hand. The test can continue for a specified number of attempts or a set * period will be 30 seconds. * Scoring: This table lists the general scores of the wall throw test based on the number of successful catches in 30 seconds.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Amany Refaat Mohamed Abdel Wahid
lecturer at surgery department, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University
Cairo University