Physical Activity and Sports for People With Visual Impairments

Visual Impairment Clinical Trial

Official title: Assessment of the Relationship Between the Visual Impairment Degree and the Level of Children's Fundamental Motor Skills, Balance and Bilateral Coordination

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the visual impairment degree and the level of children's fundamental motor skills, balance and bilateral coordination.

Clinical Trial Description

The participants were presented with the procedure of the study and informed that they could resign from their participation in the study at any stage. All participants legal guardians, were given the written informed consent form after the detailed written explanation of the risk and benefits resulting from participation in this study. Static balance was assessed using the portable AccuSway-Optimized (ACS-O) by AMTI stabilographic platform (ACS Model). The study participants performed the both feet 30 second, single 10 second left and right-leg stance with eyes open (EO), and both feet 30 second, left and right-leg stance with eyes closed (EC). If the first attempt was not successful, study participants were able to do the second attempt. The tests were conducted approximately 2 hours after a meal, in a sports outfit, in a specially designated room.

The functional assessment of locomotor skills will utilize the "locomotion" subtest, which is part of the Test of Gross Motor Development, Second Edition (TGMD-3) battery. In the selected "locomotion" subtest, the following movement tasks (locomotor skills) are assessed: Run, Gallop, Hop, Horizontal Jump, Skip, Slide.

The subtest 4 "Bilateral Coordination" of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) was used in this study. The BOT-2 is an individually administered test that includes goal-directed activities to measure a wide range of motor skills in individuals aged 4 to 21 years. Participants performed seven items:

1. Touching Nose with Index Fingers - Eyes Closed

2. Jumping Jacks

3. Jumping in Place - Same Sides Synchronized

4. Jumping in Place - Opposite Sides

5. Pivoting Thumbs and Index Fingers

6. Tapping Feet and Fingers - Same Sides Synchronized

7. Tapping Feet and Fingers - Opposite Sides ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blindness
• Vision Disorders
• Vision, Low
• Visual Impairment

• NCT number: NCT06318000
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 1, 2020
• Completion date: December 31, 2022