Effect of Arm Ergometry on Children With Down Syndrome

Badr University

Status: Completed

Conditions: EFFECT OF ARM ERGOMETRY ON RESPIRATION

Treatments: Other: ARMEROMTERY

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05068570

HANAA 8

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cardiopulmonary issues are the major cause of sickness and hospitalisation in children with Down syndrome . Down syndrome children are also more likely to develop chronic lung infections, middle ear infections, and persistent tonsillitis.

Full description

30 Down's syndrome children (boys and girls). randomly separated into two groups of equal size. Both groups received traditional chest physical therapy, with the addition of arm ergometry training in Group B

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• comprehend and follow directions
• AGE 10-14

Exclusion criteria

Anomalies of the vasculature.

-Participating in sports of any kind. Moderate to severe asthma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

EXPERMINTAL GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

start with cycle at a pace of 15-25 cycles per minute without resistance and end with cycle 45cycles per minute

Treatment:

Other: ARMEROMTERY

CONTROL GROUP

No Intervention group

Description:

selected respiratory exercise program