The Effect of a Walking Course with the Focus of External Attention on the Balance, Gait and Verbal Memory of Blinds

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20201013049014N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-01

Start date

2019-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-11-30

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Conditions

Blindness.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The experimental group performed walking exercises with using headphones and provided rhythmic auditory pulses for 6 weeks, three days a week for each session in th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Blind

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Static balance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: Foot scan.;Dynamic balance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: Foot scan.;Verbal memory and parrot-like memory assessment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: Wechsler's Memory.;Gait. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: motion analysis.	—

Measure

Time frame

Static balance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: Foot scan.;Dynamic balance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: Foot scan.;Verbal memory and parrot-like memory assessment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: Wechsler's Memory.;Gait. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 6 weeks after the interventions. Method of measurement: motion analysis.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMojggan Memarmoghaddam

The University of Mazandaran

mmemarmoghaddam@yahoo.com0113530

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026