NCT06995716Enrolling by invitation
Assessment Of Spinal Posture, Balance And Ankle Muscle Shortness İn Children With Autism
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to evaluate spinal posture, mobility, balance and ankle muscle shortness in children with autism. The study will feature two groups, * First group will consist of children with autism * Second group will consist of typically developing children Childhood autism assessment scale will be completed with the families of the children included in the study. The tiptoe walking status of the children participating in the study will be observed and classified according to the tiptoe walking classification. Children's balance skills will be evaluated with pediatric berg balance test and timed get up and walk test, ankle muscle shortness will be evaluated with Gastro-Soleus shortness measurements, spinal posture and mobility will be evaluated with spinal mouse. The evaluation results of both groups will be compared. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Is spinal mobility decreased in children with autism compared to typically developing children? * Is Thoracic kyphosis greater in children with autism compared to typically developing children? * Are Balance skills poorer in children with autism compared to typically developing children? * Does the severity of tiptoe walking increase as gastro-soleus muscle shortness increases?
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 36 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 May 2025
- Start date
- 15 Jun 2025
- Primary completion date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06995716
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 36
- From 15 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 Dec 2025
- 3 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Having undergone scoliosis surgery
Other illness
- History of surgery or botox affecting ankle joint range of motion in the last 6 months
Other
- Having a rigid contracture of the columna vertebralis
- Having a rigid contracture in passive knee extension and ankle range of motion
Who the study is looking for
- Being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the Special Needs Report for Children (ÇÖZGER)
- GMFCS level I or II
- Between the ages of 6-18
- IQ score of 50 or more as determined in the Special Needs Report for Children (ÇÖZGER)
- Volunteering to participate in the study
Age in the registry: 6 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (3)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bolu | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
| Düzce Gökkuşağı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Düzce | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
| Kdz. Ereğli Gökkuşağı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ereğli | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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