NCT05074511

Weight Variations Impacts on the Ankle of the Child

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 250 (actual)
• Sponsor: Delta University for Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Obesity is a global health problem. It changes the measurement of the human body and makes a big change to move the body. The increased weight and mass change the way the limbs and whole body generate and react to force Excess fat also interferes with joint-muscle interactions that are important for functional capacity and postural balance The tendency to increase the thickness of the abdomen contributes to anterior movement of the COM of the body. The purpose of the study is to investigate the biomechanical effect of weight on foot stability in children.

Conditions

• Ankle Injuries
• Risk of Falling
• Stability

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-15
• Primary completion: 2022-09-28
• Completion: 2022-10-31
• First posted: 2021-10-12
• Last updated: 2024-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt