Evaluation of Body Posture and Postural Balance Among Young Adults With Bronchial Asthma in the United Arab Emirates - A Correlational Cross Sectional Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Bronchial Asthma
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
- Enrollment
- 124
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- body posture assessment using DIERS FORMETRIC 4D,
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between body posture and dynamic balance in adults with childhood-onset asthma and compare them to a non-asthmatic control group matched for gender, age, weight, and height.
Detailed Description
Participants will sign a consent form and provide personal information such as gender, age, weight, and height for calculating BMI, pulmonary function test, and respiratory muscle strength test, as well as their asthmatic/clinical history. After collecting demographic information and obtaining consent from participants, they will be asked to remove their T-shirts and stand in the usual relaxed standing position facing the opposite side of the machine's window. When the machine is properly positioned, it will take photographs. which will then be converted into three-dimensional images on the computer for further analysis. When the participant is fully dressed and ready, the second test will be performed using the Biodex balance machine. The parameters and testing mode to begin the dynamic balance test will be entered into the machine, and the procedure will begin. The participants will be thanked for their participation and contribution to our study
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •For the healthy subjects referred by a consultant pulmonologist/physician
- •age- and gender-matched volunteers were recruited from the community
Exclusion Criteria
- •Other health issues, such as cardiorespiratory issues, neurological deficits
- •musculoskeletal problems and peripheral vascular diseases\& pregnancy may affect test performance
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
body posture assessment using DIERS FORMETRIC 4D,
Time Frame: baseline
From a single image, the instrument will generate 40 named spine shape parameters, like( lateral deviation (mm), trunk imbalance (mm), shoulder tilt (mm) )
postural balance assessment by biodex balance system machine
Time Frame: baseline
Double Leg Eyes Open (DLEO) Degree (angle), Double Leg Eyes Closed (DLEC) Degree (angle), Single Leg Eyes Open (SLEO) Degree (angle), single Leg Eyes closed (SLEC) Degree (angle), Overall Balance/stability Index (OBI/OSI )Degree (angle), ANT/POST Balance Index (APBI )Degree (angle), MED/LAT Balance Index (MLBI)Degree (angle),