Effect of Rhythmic Gymnastics Training in Children With Down Syndrome

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Conditioning, Human

Treatments: Other: swimming training; Other: rhythmic gymnastics training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06284707

Rhythmic_PAU_2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

Some of the clinical characteristics of people with Down syndrome (DS) are orthopedic, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, visual, cognitive and perceptual disorders, which directly affect the quality of their movements. Children with DS often have a sedentary lifestyle or low levels of physical activity which exacerbates problems related to obesity and overall physical health. Therefore, the practice of physical exercise in this type of population is essential to improve their health-related physical fitness. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of an adapted rhythmic gymnastics training program on body composition, tendon architecture and stiffness, and physical capacity in children with DS.

Full description

Children with DS with medium to moderate intellectual disabilities are required to participate. Participants will complete 10 weeks of training, two days per week. They will be divided into two groups: the Control Group will receive two swimming sessions per week and the Experimental Group will receive two swimming sessions plus two rhythmic gymnastics sessions. Before and after the application of the program, the following will be evaluated: body composition by Inbody 720, muscular architecture and elastography by Logiq® S8 ultrasound scanner and tendon stiffness by Myoton® Pro portable myotonometer. The tendons to be studied will be the Achilles tendon and the patellar tendon.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 20 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Disabiluty: mild to moderate

Exclusion criteria

• Any contraindication to exercise
• Severe or profound intellectual disability
• Musculoskeletal disorders that prevented completion of the tests

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

swimming training

Other group

Description:

Participants complete 2 swimming training sessions per week. Total program time 10 weeks

Treatment:

Other: swimming training

swimming training and rhythmic gymnastics training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants perform 2 swimming training sessions per week and 2 rhythmic gymnastics training sessions. Total program time 10 weeks

Treatment:

Other: rhythmic gymnastics training

Other: swimming training