NCT03487757

"Core Stabilization Exercises in Hearing Impaired Children"

"The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises on Respiratory Muscle Strength, Respiratory Functions and Postural Control in Hearing Impaired Children"

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study the investigators will examine the effects of core stabilization exercises on respiratory muscle strength, respiratory functions and postural control in hearing-impaired children.

Detailed description

Hearing organs develop together with the vestibular system and work with close cooperation. Because of this close neuro-anatomic relationship; cochlear, semicircular canal, or both may cause damage to the vestibular dysfunction, resulting in imbalance. Sensory impairment in children with hearing loss may lead to decreased muscle strength and respiratory function with balance and coordination disorders. Core stabilization is provided anatomically with abdominal muscles at the front, spinal and gluteal muscles at the back, diaphragm at the top and pelvic floor and hip muscles at the bottom. Core stabilization training is a training to increase the strength, endurance and neuromuscular control of the aforementioned muscles. When the literature is checked, the invetigators find that postural control is being evaluated in children with hearing impairment, but there are few studies evaluating respiratory functions. However, they did not encounter a study in which respiratory muscle strength was assessed in these children. In this study the investigators will examine the effects of core stabilization exercises on respiratory muscle strength, respiratory functions and postural control in hearing-impaired children.

Conditions

• Hearing Disorders in Children
• Core Stabilization
• Respiratory Muscle Strength
• Respiratory Functions
• Postural Control

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Core Stabilization Exercises	Jeffrey's core stabilization exercise training protocol will be performed to the training group. This protocol includes exercises progressing gradually from level 1 to level 3. Level 1; static contraction training on a stable surface, level 2; dynamic training on a stable surface, level 3; dynamic and resistant training on an unstable surface.
OTHER	No Intervention	Since no training is given to the control group during the study period, it is ethically necessary to give the same training to the control group if the benefit is achieved when the study is completed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-07-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2020-01-01
• First posted: 2018-04-04
• Last updated: 2020-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)