Relationship Between BMI, Physical Fitness and Motor Skills in Children With Down's Syndrome

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Down Syndrome

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05904821

REC/RCR & AHS/23/0706

Details and patient eligibility

About

Down syndrome is a congenital condition which includes physical mental, and functional abnormalities. It arises from defect involving chromosome 21, usually an extra copy (trisomy 21). Purpose of this study will determine the relationship between BMI, physical fitness and motor skills in youth with down syndrome

Full description

This will be a cross-sectional study. The sample size is 169. The inclusion criteria will be Diagnosed with trisomy 21, Aged 6-11 years, Abel to follow a minimum of two-step instructions, The minimum motor ability of participants with DS is independent locomotion where as the exclusion criteria will be medical condition that is contraindicated to moderate to vigorous physical activity such as cardiovascular problems, orthopedic instability, including those associated with DS (e.g., Atlanto-axial instability), behavioral issues that hindered instruction. The BMI will be assessed using a person's height and weight. The formula is BMI = kg/m 2 where kg is a person's weight in kilograms and m 2 is their height in meters squared. Physical Fitness by using SAMU Disability Fitness Battery (SAMU-DISFIT). the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), the Deep Trunk Flexibility test (DTF), the Hand Grip test (HG), the Timed Stand Test (TST), the 30-s Sit-Up (SUP), the 6-Min Walk Test (6MWT) and Motor Skills using Test of Gross Motor Development (TUG-2) Data will be analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Frequency tables and bar charts will be used for descriptive statistics Chi-Square will be used to find the Association

Enrollment: 169 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with trisomy 21.
• Aged 5-15 years.
• Abel to follow a minimum of two-step instructions.
• The minimum motor ability of participants with DS is independent locomotion.

Exclusion criteria

• Medical condition that is contraindicated to moderate to vigorous physical activity such as cardiovascular problems.
• Orthopedic instability, including those associated with DS (e.g., Atlanto-axial instability).
• Behavioral issues that hindered instruction