The Effect of Dual-task Functional Exercises on Balance and Gait in People with Moderate Intellectual Disability

Completed

• Conditions: gait; intellectual disability; balance; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001235493
• Lead Sponsor: Edyta Mikolajczyk

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

moderate intellectual disability, ability to follow verbal instructions, ambulated without orthopaedic devices

Exclusion Criteria

major physical disabilities, hyperactivity, inability to follow instructions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Influence of dual-task functional exercises on unstable surfaces on static balance.<br><br>Static balance will be assessed by stabilometric platform Alfa (manufactured by AC International East, and distributed by Technomex Ltd.).[At baseline (test 1), immediately after 12 weeks (test 2), immediately after 24 weeks (test 3) and after the 8-week summer holidays (test 4).];Influence of dual-task functional exercises on unstable surfaces on dynamic balance. <br><br>Dynamic balance will be assessed by stabilometric platform Alfa (manufactured by AC International East, and distributed by Technomex Ltd.).<br>[At baseline (test 1), immediately after 12 weeks (test 2), immediately after 24 weeks (test 3) and after the 8-week summer holidays (test 4).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Influence of dual-task functional exercises on unstable surfaces on gait.<br><br>Gait analysis will be assessed by means BTS G-WALK (manufactured by BTS Bioengineering, and distributed by Technomex Ltd.).[At baseline (test 1), immediately after 12 weeks (test 2), immediately after 24 weeks (test 3) and after the 8-week summer holidays (test 4).]