Effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Gait and Plantar Pressure in Healthy Young Adults
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-25
SponsorHacettepe University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Aged 18 to 25 years
Able to walk independently
No history of lower-extremity, spine, or balance-affecting trauma and/or surgery within the last 6 months
Not receiving regular Basic Body Awareness Therapy
Disqualifiers
History of neurological, vestibular, or rheumatological disease
Acute musculoskeletal injury
Serious visual or hearing impairment
Pain, deformity, or assistive device use that may affect walking performance
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Basic Body Awareness Therapy
Other interventionThe 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.
Treatment groups
33 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Experimental: Basic Body Awareness Therapy-BBAT GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in Gait Speed
Gait speed will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles. Participants will be instructed to walk at maximum walking speed on a 10-meter walkway. The best test performance will be used for analysis. The metric will be recorded in meters/second.
Time frame
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.2
Change in Cadence
Cadence will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Cadence will be recorded as the number of steps per minute. Unit of Measure: steps/min
Time frame
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.3
Change in Step Length
Step length will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Step length will be recorded in meters. Unit of Measure: m
Time frame
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.4
Change in Step Time
Step time will be assessed during the 10-meter walk test using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles and processed using MyoResearch 3.16. Step time will be recorded in seconds. Unit of Measure: s
Time frame
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.Secondary outcomes
1
Change in Static Plantar Load Distribution
Static plantar load distribution will be assessed during one minute of comfortable bipedal standing using Noraxon Ultium instrumented insoles. Outcomes will include right-left load sharing and regional plantar pressure/load parameters.
Time frame
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.2
Change in Dynamic Plantar Pressure Distribution During Walking
Dynamic plantar pressure variables will be recorded during the 10-meter walk test. Plantar regions will be analyzed as heel, arch/midfoot, metatarsal, and toe segments. Variables will include regional pressure distribution and bilateral differences in plantar loading
Time frame
Baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion.3
Therapy Adherence
Attendance will be monitored using session attendance records. Therapy adherence will be defined as participation in at least 80% of planned BBAT sessions.
Time frame
Throughout the 12-week intervention period.Sponsors and contacts
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Hacettepe University
Lead sponsor
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov