Effect of Whole Body Vibration Versus Core Stability Exercises on Balance and Muscle Strength in Children With Down Syndrome

Ragaee Saeed Mahmoud

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Down Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Conventional physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06036069

P.T.REC/012/004335

Details and patient eligibility

About

Children had Down syndrome often have impaired balance and postural control and result as less active than their peers that can lead to reduced quality of life and movement skills. Effects of physical activity may be important in preventing falling risk and health consequences in those children

Full description

Sixty children from both genders (boys and girls) participated in this study, their ages ranged from 10 to 16 years and they were randomized into three groups of same number (A, B and C). Groups (A) received conventional physical therapy program, group (B) received the same conventional physical therapy program of group (A) and core stability exercises while group (C) received the same conventional physical therapy program of group (A and B) and whole body vibration exercise

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged between 10 to 16 years.
• Able to recognize commands given to them.
• Understand our verbal command and encouragement.
• Stand and walk independently without repeated falling.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with any neurological (signs of epilepsy and instability of atlantoaxial joint).
• Musculoskeletal, or mobility disorders.
• Cardiac anomalies.
• Vision or hearing loss.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Conventional physical therapy group

Experimental group

Description:

It consisted of 20 children received conventional physical therapy

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physical therapy

Core stability exercises group

Experimental group

Description:

It consisted of 20 children received conventional physical therapy and core stability exercises

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physical therapy

Whole body vibration

Experimental group

Description:

It consisted of 20 children received conventional physical therapy and whole body vibration exercises

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physical therapy