Clinical trials: Postural Disorders
Leg Length Inequality
The Postural Control in Individuals With the Structural Leg-length Discrepancy
The structural leg-length inequality caused by the shortening of a segment of an extremity, results in an altered position of lower limb joints, the pelvis and the spine in static as well as dynamic conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT03048656
- Testing
- static posturography
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Learning Disabilities
Balance and Motor Skills in SLD Children
This study aimed to evaluate postural control, balance, and fine motor skills in children followed up with a diagnosis of specific learning disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07419477
- Testing
- -Seated Postural Control Measure, -Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (two sub-items) for balance, -Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTEFT) and 9-Hole Peg Test to assess hand function
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Postural Drainage and PEP Technique in Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia is acquired outside the hospital. Postural drainage is the positioning of a patient with an involved lung segment such that gravity has a maximal effect of facilitating the drainage of…
- Trial name
- NCT05356494
- Testing
- Postural drainage, Positive expiratory pressure
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Circuit Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The aim of our study is to reveal the results of circuit training to be applied to the children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) for improving their muscular strength and trunk control and also to determine their effects in terms of…
- Trial name
- NCT03529682
- Testing
- exercise, control group
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Neurologic Disorder, Respiratory Complication
Chest Therapy and Postural Education in Children With Cerebral Palsy
INTRODUCTION: Neurological Chronic disease leads to motor disability and associated pathologies. Numerous studies agree that the lack of prevention and treatment in pulmonary health in children with disabilities results in…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorder, Respiratory Complication, Child
- Trial name
- NCT03946137
- Testing
- Chest Therapy, Postural Hygiene
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Vasovagal Syncope, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Hypnosis in Autonomic Function
This study will investigate the relationship between susceptibility to hypnosis and regulation of the autonomic nervous system (nerves that control involuntary body functions, such as heart rate and sweating).
- Conditions
- Vasovagal Syncope, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Hypnosis
- Trial name
- NCT00061009
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Iron Sucrose in Adolescents With Iron Deficiency and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
This study is designed to investigate whether the treatment of non-anemic iron deficiency with intervenous iron sucrose will result in decreased symptom reporting and improved cardiovascular indices in adolescents (age 12-21)…
- Trial name
- NCT01978535
- Testing
- Iron infusion, Normal saline infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cerebral Palsy
Hippotherapy in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The hippotherapy is a complementary therapeutic modality that seeks to promote changes in the functionality of children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- Hippotherapy (NCT03548376)
- Testing
- Hippotherapy
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Vitamin D in School Children
The primary purpose of this study it to investigate total circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in school children (aged 4-11years) in Northern Ireland; thereby establishing the prevalence of vitamin D status (deficiency…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Cognitive Delay, Mild
- Trial name
- DVinCHI (NCT05018988)
- Testing
- Oral vitamin D spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Adolescent, Foot Posture Index Score
Relationship Between Foot Posture, Toe Flexor Strength, and Balance in Adolescents
The foot plays a critical role in movement and postural control, with toe flexor strength linked to gait, performance, and stability. While these relationships are well studied in adults, evidence in adolescents is limited.
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Foot Posture Index Score, Toe Flexor Strength, Flat Foot Acquired Bilateral (Pes Planus)
- Trial name
- NCT07132424
- Testing
- Assesment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Kültür University
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Syncope
Abdominal and Lower Extremity Compression During Tilt Table Testing in Adolescent POTS Patients
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a common cause of orthostatic intolerance in adolescents and adults. Compression stockings are commonly recommended as a treatment modality for POTS, but the effects of…
- Trial name
- NCT01795469
- Testing
- Zoex compression garment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Burns (Physical Finding)
Mechanical Ventilation With and Without Postural Drainage in Burn Patients With ARDS
Inhalation injury become a more common cause of death in burn patients but alone the smoke injury has low mortality rate. It is reported that a combination of smoke injury with cutaneous burn increases the mortality rate and…
- Trial name
- NCT05321888
- Testing
- Mechanical Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation with Postural drainage
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Epilepsy, Cognitive Function 1, Social
The Effect of Dual Task on Postural Control in Children Diagnosed with Epilepsy
An individual's postural control is often accompanied by other tasks in daily life, such as cognitive tasks. Cognitive dual task (cognitive dual task) is the ability to perform two or more cognitive and motor activities…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Cognitive Function 1, Social, Balance; Distorted, Children
- Trial name
- NCT06529133
- Testing
- Evaluation of postural control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
PET Scan in Patients With Neurocardiologic Disorders
This study is designed to use PET scans in order to measure activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is the portion of the nervous system that maintains a normal supply of blood and fuel to…
- Trial name
- NCT00001418
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Hyperkyphosis, Postural Kyphosis
Video-Based Game Therapy in Thoracic Hyperkyphosis
The scapula provides the base of the kinetic chain, which is stabilized by the surrounding muscles. Considering that activating the scapular musculature to stabilize the spine would restore the relationship between body segments…
- Conditions
- Hyperkyphosis, Postural Kyphosis, Exergaming, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05912478
- Testing
- Videogame-Based Therapy, Waiting list
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Dynamic Orthotic Garment in Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of dynamic orthotic garment (Thera togs) on foot pressure distribution, postural control, functional performance and endurance in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT05271149
- Testing
- Routine Physical Therapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Taibah University
Musculoskeletal Pain
Postural Reeducation to Improve Spinal Posture and Pain in Adolescents Who Use Digital Screens
This study evaluated whether a postural reeducation program could improve spinal posture and reduce musculoskeletal pain in adolescents who frequently use digital devices.
- Trial name
- POSTURE-SCREEN (NCT07380048)
- Testing
- Postural Reeducation Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Periaqueductal Gray-vagus Nerve Interface Malfunction Explain the Natural History With Its Numerous Co-morbidities?
This study is being conducted to see how people with Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) make sense of the things they see. The information may help doctors to learn more about how the different parts of people's brains…
- Trial name
- NCT05618054
- Testing
- Looming task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Cerebral Palsy
Robotic TruST-Postural Intervention for Children With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a motor learning-based postural and reaching control intervention delivered with the robotic Trunk-Support-Trainer (TruST) compared to the same motor learning-based…
- Trial name
- NCT04897347
- Testing
- Robotic Trunk-Support-Trainer (TruST), Static Trunk Support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Teachers College, Columbia University