Specific Learning Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Specific Learning Disorder, Aerobic Exercise
Brief summary
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of dual-task aerobic exercise training on attention, balance, and quality of life in children with Specific Learning Disorder.
Detailed description
Specific Learning Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in basic academic skills such as reading, writing, language comprehension, mathematical calculations, and information processing, despite normal or above-normal intellectual capacity. Although the primary difficulties experienced by individuals diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder involve impairments in acquiring academic skills such as learning and performing mathematical calculations, various deficiencies have also been observed in physical domains such as balance and motor coordination. No previous studies have been identified in the literature examining the effects of dual-task focused aerobic exercises on individuals diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder. The investigators hypothesize that dual-task focused aerobic exercise training administered to children with Specific Learning Disorder will have positive effects on attention, balance, and quality of life.
Interventions
OTHERdual-task aerobic exercise
In addition to aerobic training during treadmill walks, participants were given some cognitive tasks and were asked to continue these tasks throughout the exercise.
OTHERaerobic exercise
Aerobic training with a treadmill at medium-high intensity, 3 days a week, for 8 weeks, accompanied by a physiotherapist
Sponsors
Bezmialem Vakif University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Outcome assessment will be performed by a investigator who was blinded to group allocation
Intervention model description
Participants were divided into three groups: a dual-task aerobic exercise group, an aerobic exercise group, and a control group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with a specific learning disorder according to DSM-V criteria * Being between the ages of 6-14 * Having reading skills * Not having received treatment for a specific learning disorder
Exclusion criteria
* Having a chronic and serious systemic disease * Having a seizure-like neurological disorder * Having vision, speech and hearing problems * Not attending the individual education program regularly * Having any contraindications for physical exercise
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stroop Test TBAG Form | 8 weeks | The Stroop Test TBAG Form is a neuropsychological test that evaluates complex attention, focused and selective attention, resistance to disruptive stimuli, cognitive inhibition, information processing speed and executive functions. Unit of Measure: Points |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Biodex Balance System | 8 weeks | The Biodex Balance System is an equipment that can be used for both objective assessment of postural balance and balance training. The device consists of a screen, a circular balance platform, arm support and a printer. |
| Quality of Life Inventory for Children (PedsQL) | 8 weeks | It is a scale used to evaluate the general quality of life of children aged 2-18; it consists of a total of 23 items that question children's physical, emotional, psychosocial and school-related problems, and each item is scored between 0-100. |
| Body composition measurement | 8 weeks | The Omron BF511 Body Composition Monitor® non-invasive body composition measurement device, which works with the 4-pole bioelectrical impedance method (determines the ratio of fat and muscle tissue in the body with a weak electric current passing through the body), was used to calculate the participants' skeletal muscle mass ratio (%), body fat ratio (%) and basal metabolic rate. |
| Pediatric Balance Scale (PDS) | 8 weeks | The scale consists of 14 sections in total and each section is evaluated and scored between 0-4 points. The total score gives the PDS score. The score range of the scale is between 0-56 and higher scores indicate better balance performance. |
| Height Measurement | 8 weeks | Height will be measured using a stadiometer with participants standing upright without shoes, heels together, and head in the Frankfurt plane. Unit of Measure: Meters (m) |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 8 weeks | BMI will be calculated using the formula: weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (kg/m²). Unit of Measure: Kilograms per square meter (kg/m²) |
| Body Weight Measurement | 8 weeks | Body weight will be measured using a digital scale with participants wearing light clothing and no shoes. Unit of Measure: Kilograms (kg) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed