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Assessment Of Spinal Posture, Balance And Ankle Muscle Shortness İn Children With Autism

NCT06995716 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-09-10

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Summary

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?

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abant Izzet Baysal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Seda Ayaz Taş, Phd · Abant Izzet Baysal University

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-15
Primary Completion
2025-12-15
Completion
2026-02-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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