Video Game-Based Balance Training in Children With Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-12
SponsorBahçeşehir University

About this trial

This study aims to investigate the effects of video game-based balance exercises, in addition to standard treatment, in children aged 5-12 years with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). The single-center study will include 30 children who will be randomly assigned to an experimental group (video game-based balance exercises + standard treatment) or a control group (standard treatment only). Children in the experimental group will play selected balance games using the Wii console and Wii Balance Board twice a week for 8 weeks.

All participants will receive the standard program consisting of urotherapy, diaphragmatic breathing exercises, biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training, and functional exercises. Outcomes will be assessed using a Bladder Diary, uroflowmetry, ultrasonography for post-void residual urine, pelvic floor muscle activity with EMG, the Dysfunctional Voiding and Incontinence Symptoms Score Questionnaire(DVISS), quality of life with the Pediatric Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (PinQ), balance tests, the McGill Core Endurance Test, and the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Being between 5 and 12 years of age

Having a diagnosis of "Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction" made by a pediatric urologist according to the criteria defined by the ICCS

Voluntary participation of both the parent and the child in the study

Disqualifiers

Having any neurologically based condition

Presence of any condition in the parent or child that affects the ability to respond to the assessment tools (e.g., intellectual disability, developmental delay, cognitive problems)

Having any physical impairment (orthopedic, structural, etc.) that prevents the use of Wii-Fit

Presence of malformations or anatomical anomalies in the urinary tract system

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Urotherapy training
  • Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise
  • Biofeedback-Assisted Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises
  • Video Game-Based Balance Exercise Training
  • Functional Exercise Training

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators