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Effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Gait and Plantar Pressure in Healthy Young Adults

NCT07688785 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2026-07-15

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Summary

This interventional study will evaluate the effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) on gait and plantar pressure outcomes in healthy young adults. Participants aged 18 to 25 years will receive a 12-week BBAT program delivered twice weekly by a physiotherapist trained in BBAT. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, after the 12-week intervention, and at 3-month follow-up. The primary aim is to determine changes in gait speed and other spatiotemporal gait parameters during the 10-meter walk test. Secondary aims are to examine changes in static and dynamic plantar load distribution, right-left load sharing, and regional plantar pressure parameters. The study hypothesizes that BBAT will improve gait speed, reduce right-left differences in spatiotemporal gait parameters, improve bilateral load distribution during static stance and walking, and maintain these gains at 3-month follow-up.

Conditions

  • Gait
  • Body Awareness

Interventions

OTHER

Basic Body Awareness Therapy

The Basic Body Awareness Therapy program includes low-intensity physiotherapy exercises focused on awareness of contact with the floor, postural alignment, breathing-movement integration, weight transfer, trunk control, balance, and fluent movement quality.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Özge ÇANKAYA, PhD · Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

  • Nilufer Keskin Dilbay, PhD · Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-29
Primary Completion
2026-09-29
Completion
2027-01-04

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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