Clinical trials: Balance Control
Children, Adult
Standing Balance Control Across the Lifespan
Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries in children and elderly. To understand the causes of falling in these populations, fundamental knowledge of how ageing affects balance control is of utmost importance.
- Trial name
- BaCoMech (NCT04050774)
- Testing
- Balance boards
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Cerebral Palsy
Neuromotor Control During Walking in Children With Cerebral Palsy
One out of every three children with cerebral palsy (CP) falls daily, with more than half of the falls occurring while walking. To avoid falling, the nervous system must continuously monitor how the body moves and, when an…
- Trial name
- NCT05233748
- Testing
- Stochastic Resonance (SR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effect of Virtual Reality-based Training on Balance and Walking in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of short-term (3 days/week for 2 weeks) Virtual Reality (VR) active video gaming intervention on static and dynamic balance, versus traditional balance training exercises…
- Trial name
- NCT06023563
- Testing
- Virtual reality active video gaming using Nintendo switch sports, Standard physical therapy balance exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Postural Balance
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Balance of Children With Balance Deficit
Neural control of posture depends on interaction of sensory and motor information from multiple structures, including the primary motor cortex (M1).
- Trial name
- NCT04341220
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Balance exercises
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Brain Damage
Cross-cultural Adaptation to the Spanish Population and Validation of the BESTest and Mini-BESTest
Due to brain damage acquired (BDA), is often difficulty in gait and balance alterations, as problems that patients designated as the most disabling. It is essential to an effective assessment of the balance.
- Trial name
- BESTest (NCT04052087)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Centro de Referencia Estatal de Atención Al Daño Cerebral
Active Video Games and Appetite Control
Active Video Games and Appetite Control in Adolescents
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Video games have enormous mass appeal, are omnipresent in the daily schedule of most children and youth and have been linked to the obesity epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT01655901
- Testing
- Active video gaming, Passive video gaming, Resting
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Congenital Heart Disease in Children
Impact on the Nitrogen Balance, Autonomy, Safety and Tolerance of Enteral Diets Made of With Nutrilon Without Lactose® Fortified by Concentration Versus by Maltodextrin and Oil Supplementation,After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease, in Infants.
An adequate nutritional support after a cardiac surgery enhances the morbidity and mortality. After a cardiac surgery, the energy expenditure is estimated to be around 55 kcal/kg/d.
- Trial name
- DIETCHIRCARD (NCT03136900)
- Testing
- Nutrilon without lactose® fortified by concentration, Nutrilon without lactose® fortified by Maltodextrin and oil supplementation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
Chronic Stroke
Effects of a Floss Band on Ankle in Stroke
Abstract: Background/Objectives: Stroke patients generally have balance and gait dysfunction due to decreased range of motion (ROM) and muscle strength of the ankle joint.
- Trial name
- NCT06704412
- Testing
- floss band
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Boung-hyoun Moon
Balance
Smartphone and Posture Control In Healthy Adolescents
This is a study to determine if smartphone use affect posture control in adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT04775342
- Testing
- smartphone
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Mild Intellectual Disability
Effects of Modified Pilates on Improving Trunk Control and Balance in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability
This randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Spectrum Clinic, Lahore, over a duration of 8 weeks to assess the impact of Modified Pilates Exercises on trunk control in children with Intellectual Disability (ID).
- Trial name
- NCT06987188
- Testing
- Modified Pilate Exercises, General Physiotherapy Plan
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Postural Balance
Balance Training Versus Traditional Physical Education in High School Students
This study will compare the effects of an 8-week balance-focused exercise program and traditional physical education on static and dynamic balance performance in high school students.
- Trial name
- NCT07805421
- Testing
- Balance-Focused Exercise Program, Traditional Physical Education
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Subacute Stroke, Balance Deficits
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training and Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver on Balance, Gait and Pulmonary Function in Stroke Patients
This study examines how Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) combined with the Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver (ADIM) affects balance, gait, and breathing in stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06838871
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver (ADIM) training
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sahmyook University
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Typically Developing Children
Interaction Between Spasticity and the Initial Response After Balance Perturbations in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study was to investigate the link between spasticity and the initial response after standing balance perturbations in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07616193
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Ankle Disease
Analysis of Postural Control in Children Suffering From Triceps Suralis Shortening.
The central nervous system (CNS) coordinates balance through the visual, vestibular, and somatoproprioceptive systems, which produce muscle activation for postural control.
- Trial name
- NCT05902949
- Testing
- Streching Group, Heel group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Balanced, Soft Tissue Injuries
Effects of Soft Tissue Mobilization and Vibration Therapy in Competitive Rowers
This randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) and percussion massage therapy on balance, explosive strength, and functional performance in competitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07004374
- Testing
- a percussion massage gun, specially designed stainless-steel instruments
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Friedreich Ataxia
Efficacy of Stabilometric Platform to Improve Standing Balance in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
The primary objective is to evaluate the potential effectiveness of an individualized intensive rehabilitation intervention using the "Prokin 252" stabilometric platform in the treatment of adolescent and adult patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT06692296
- Testing
- Balance training over stabilometric platform, Balance training by means of conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Childhood Obesity, Child Obesity
Corestability Training in Overweight Children
A total of 52 overweight children aged between eight and sixteen years will be recruited by criterion based purposive sampling to participate in the two groups pretest post test randomized clinical study.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Child Obesity, Children, Only
- Trial name
- NCT04315220
- Testing
- Corestability training, No Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asir John Samuel
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Sensory Integration in Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of sensory integration therapy (SIT) applied in addition to neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) on Motor Function, Balance, and Trunk Control in diplegia cerebral palsy
- Trial name
- NCT06462859
- Testing
- Sensory Integration Therapy Group, Neurodevelopmental Treatment Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Halic University
Female Athletes, Neuromuscular Training
Proprioception, Motor Control and Injury Risk on Female Wrestlers
This study aimed to examine the effect of a 4-week neuromuscular balance-based training program on landing mechanics as reflected by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time (LESS-RT), together with associated changes in knee…
- Conditions
- Female Athletes, Neuromuscular Training, Proprioception, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07504666
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Neuromuscular Control, Balance
Acute Impact of Static, Dynamic, and Proprioceptive Exercises on Proprioception, Strength, Balance, and Explosive Power
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the acute effects of static stretching, dynamic stretching, and proprioceptive exercises on proprioception, muscle strength, balance, and explosive power in young…
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Control, Balance, Musculoskeletal Function
- Trial name
- SSDSPE-RCT (NCT07320027)
- Testing
- Static Stretching Exercise Group, Dynamic Stretching Exercise Group, Proprioceptive Exercise Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi