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NCT Number: NCT07117734

Reliability and Quality of YouTube Videos Related to Balance Exercise

This study aimed to find out how useful and trustworthy YouTube videos are when it comes to teaching dynamic balance exercises. Researchers watched and analyzed selected videos to check the accuracy of the information, how reliable the sources were, and how well the videos were made to help viewers learn. The goal was to help people find better-quality videos for safe and effective balance training.

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Key information

Conditions

Dynamic Balance Balance

Age range

Up to 80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Bor Faculty of Health Sciences

Niğde, Bor, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Videos retrieved using the keyword "dynamic balance exercise"
  • Videos in English
  • Presence of audio narration or explanation
  • Demonstration of exercise practices within the video content

Exclusion criteria

  • Duplicate videos (i.e., videos with identical or highly similar content)
  • Videos with unclear or unintelligible audio and/or visual content

Treatment and study plan

An Evaluation of the Quality and Informational Content of Balance Exercise Training Videos Published on YouTube.

Other

In the study, there will be no participant groups; YouTube videos searched using the keyword "balance exercise" will be evaluated based on specific criteria.

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of videos

    Time frame: From registration until the end of the second week

    The DISCERN tool is a standardized questionnaire developed to enable researchers to systematically evaluate the quality of health information related to treatment options. The instrument comprises 15 specific items followed by an overall assessment question aimed at rating the general quality of the information provided

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of videos 2

    Time frame: From registration until the end of the second week

    The overall quality of each video was evaluated using the 5-point Global Quality Scale (GQS), a widely used instrument for assessing the comprehensiveness and clarity of health information. According to the rating criteria, videos receiving a score of 1 or 2 were classified as low quality, a score of 3 as moderate quality, and scores of 4 or 5 as indicative of high quality.

Other outcomes

  1. Video popularity

    Time frame: From registration until the end of the second week

    Video popularity was quantitatively assessed using two validated metrics: the Video Power Index (VPI), calculated as the ratio of likes to the total number of likes and dislikes multiplied by 100 (likes/(likes+dislikes))×100 and the View Ratio (VR), defined as the number of views divided by the number of days since the video was uploaded (views/day)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluating the Suitability of YouTube as a Platform for Enhancing Dynamic Balance

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 12, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 9, 2025

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