Assessment of Developmental Status and Locomotor Balance in Healthy Children.

Assessment of Developmental Status and Locomotor Balance in Healthy Children. A Normative Study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05649436

Enrollment

500

Registered

2022-12-14

Start date

2022-01-15

Completion date

2023-02-15

Last updated

2023-04-03

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Conditions

Development, Child

Keywords

balance, developmental milestone, locomotor balance, proprioception, ages and stages questionnaire, timed up and go test

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to assess developmental milestones and balance in children in Pakistan. We are using Ages and Stages Questionnaire for developmental milestones and Timed up and Go test for balance.

Detailed description

We will visit daycare centers and primary schools to collect data and compare them to cut off values provided in the scale. After scoring each domain, scores will tell whether child needs further investigation or he is healthy.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Months to 5 Years

Inclusion criteria

* 2 months to 5 years of age * Families living in urban areas * Families with financial stability when the child was growing

Exclusion criteria

* Multiple Pregnancies of mother * A known history of diabetes of mother * Uneducated Mother * A known history of psychological problems of parents * Impaired Cognition of Children * Deafness or Blindness of Children * Children with 36 weeks or less gestational periods

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Ages and Stages Questionnaire	last one week	It is parent-completed questionnaires for young children. It ranges from age 1 to 60 months and consists of 19 different questionnaires.The questionnaires cover over five different domains: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving and personal social skills.If the child scores below cut off value he needs further medical assessment otherwise he is healthy. Cut off values are different for each domain.
Timed Up and Go test	last one week	Begin by having the patient sit back in a standard arm chair and identify a line 3 meters, or 10 feet away, on the floor. 2 On the word Go, begin timing. 3 Stop timing after patient sits back down. 4 Record time. Observe the patient's postural stability, gait, stride length, and sway.

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results