Comparison of Physical Fitness and Activities of the Children With Epilepsy and Their Healthy Peers

NCT03814174 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17/751
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 41
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To investigate physical fitness and activity levels in children with epilepsy and compare the results with healthy peers.

Conditions

Epilepsy; Physical Activity

Keywords

Childhood Epilepsy; Physical Fitness; Physical Activity; Use of Pedometer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Number of steps on pedometer

  Participants will wear a pedometer (physical activity monitor) for seven consecutive days.

  seven days

• Exercise performance using 6-minute walk test

  6-minute walk test will be performed in a long, straight, enclosed corridor 30 meters in length. Patients are required to walk in their walking speed with standardized instructions. The distance walked by subjects during 6 minutes will be recorded.

  1st day (before using device)

• Health-Related Physical Fitness Test for body compozition

  body mass index

  1st day (before using device)

• Health-Related Physical Fitness Test for strenght

  Cadance Based Curl-up Test

  1st day (before using device)

• Health-Related Physical Fitness Test for balance

  Flamingo Balance Test

  1st day (before using device)

• Health-Related Physical Fitness Test for flexibility

  Sit and Reach Test

  1st day (before using device)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will consist of children with epilepsy and their healthy peers.

You may qualify if:

• children who were diagnosed with epilepsy
• children who can independently continue formal education,
• children who do not need special education
• children who have no additional neurological and neuromuscular disease (epilepsy only)
• children who have a normal or higher cognitive level according to the WISC-R intelligence test
• children who were volunteers to participate in the study
• children whose parents volunteers to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• The disappearance of volunteerism

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hacettepe University

Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Epilepsy; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 7 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2019
• First Posted: January 23, 2019
• Study Start: October 24, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 20, 2018
• Study Completion: May 30, 2018
• Last Updated: March 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

TU (1)