Balance Training Versus Traditional Physical Education in High School Students

NCT07805421 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ETK00-2026-0090
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Postural Balance

Keywords

Balance training; Static balance; Dynamic balance; Postural control; Physical education; High school students; Adolescents; Y-Balance Test; Single-Leg Stance Test; Stork Test; Change-of-direction performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Single-Leg Stance Test performance

  The best time maintained during the Single-Leg Stance Test on the dominant and non-dominant legs, measured in seconds. Higher values indicate better static balance performance.

  Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately after the 8-week intervention.

• Stork Test performance

  The best time maintained during the Stork Test on the dominant and non-dominant legs, measured in seconds. Higher values indicate better static balance performance.

  Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately after the 8-week intervention.

• Y-Balance Test performance

  The best reach distance in the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions on the dominant and non-dominant legs, measured in centimeters. Higher reach distances indicate better dynamic balance performance.

  Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately after the 8-week intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• 5+5 Change-of-Direction Test performance

  Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately after the 8-week intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Balance-Focused Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete an 8-week balance-focused exercise program consisting of two approximately 40-minute sessions per week. Each session will include a 5-minute warm-up, 30 minutes of balance-focused exercises, and a 5-minute cool-down. Exercises will target static and dynamic balance, single-leg postural control, weight transfer, change-of-direction movements, jump and landing control, proprioceptive control, and reactive balance. Exercise difficulty will progressively increase throughout the intervention.

Behavioral: Balance-Focused Exercise Program

Traditional Physical Education Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will continue their regular school physical education classes for 8 weeks, with two approximately 40-minute sessions per week. Each session will include a 5-minute warm-up, 30 minutes of traditional physical education activities, and a 5-minute cool-down. Activities may include running and warm-up games, team sports such as football and basketball, basic strength exercises, and flexibility activities. No additional structured balance training program will be provided.

Behavioral: Traditional Physical Education

Interventions

Traditional Physical Education BEHAVIORAL

An 8-week traditional physical education program conducted twice weekly for approximately 40 minutes per session. Each session will include a 5-minute warm-up, 30 minutes of traditional physical education activities, and a 5-minute cool-down. Activities will include running and warm-up games, team sports such as football and basketball, basic strength exercises, and flexibility activities. No additional structured balance training program will be provided.

Traditional Physical Education Group

Balance-Focused Exercise Program BEHAVIORAL

An 8-week structured balance exercise program conducted twice weekly for approximately 40 minutes per session. Each session will include a 5-minute warm-up, 30 minutes of balance-focused exercises, and a 5-minute cool-down. Exercises will target static and dynamic balance, single-leg postural control, weight transfer, change-of-direction movements, jump and landing control, proprioceptive control, and reactive balance. Exercise difficulty will progressively increase throughout the intervention.

Balance-Focused Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• years of age.
• Enrolled in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at İskele Türk Maarif Koleji.
• Able to participate in physical education classes.
• No known health condition that prevents participation in physical activity.
• No lower-extremity injury within the previous 6 months.
• Parent or legal guardian has provided written informed consent.
• Participant has provided assent and voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Lower-extremity injury within the previous 6 months.
• Neurological or vestibular disease that may affect balance performance.
• Known balance disorder.
• Orthopedic condition causing movement limitation.
• Any condition that prevents participation in physical education classes.
• Active participation in a sport requiring regular structured balance training.
• Failure to participate in any required pre-intervention or post-intervention assessment.
• Withdrawal of parent or legal guardian consent.
• Voluntary withdrawal from the study at any time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eastern Mediterranean University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Iskele Türk Maarif Koleji

Famagusta, Cyprus

Location

Study Officials

• Jeffry Roy Chauchat, PhD

  Eastern Mediterranean University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Jeffry Roy Chauchat, PhD

CONTACT

+905338399330; jeffry.chauchat@emu.edu.tr

Mustafa Özkıran

CONTACT

+905338415413; mustafaozkiran56@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Participants will be assigned to either an 8-week balance training group or a traditional physical education group. The groups will be followed in parallel and assessed before and after the intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 1, 2026
• First Posted: September 4, 2026
• Study Start: September 15, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2026
• Last Updated: September 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CY (1)