Deafness, Motor Skills in Deaf Children
Conditions
Keywords
Physiotherapy., Deafness., Postural balance., Motor skills.
Brief summary
This study aimed to assess and reassess the balance and motor skills of deaf children, passed six weeks of intervention and to verify whether a program of physical therapy intervention can match or improve motor skills. This study was quasi-experimental before and after, with 10 children from a school in Caxias do Sul / RS. Motor skills were evaluated using pre and post test KTK Coordination Body, and the activities were held once a week for six weeks in sessions of forty minutes. It was used for statistical analysis the Student t test dependent and independent (p ≤ 0.05).
Interventions
a program of physical therapy intervention can match or improve motor skills in the deaf children
Sponsors
University of the Sinos Valley
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age 7 to 10 years of age. * hearing disorders proven by presenting specific examination of Auditory Evoked Potential and Examination of the brainstem (Brainstem Evoked Response - Bera). * consent of parents / guardians of children to participate in the study by signing Term of Informed Consent (IC).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Balance | two months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| motor coordination | two months |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed