Trampoline Exercises Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Developmental Coordination Disorder

Treatments: Other: Jumping Exercises; Other: Conventional Physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04694352

REC00662 Maryam Suleman

Details and patient eligibility

About

RCT in which 28 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) were enrolled and equally distributed into two groups; Participants in control group were treated with conventional physical therapy while experimental were given conventional physical therapy in addition to trampoline exercises. Assessment was at 0, 4 and 8 week using developmental coordination disorder questionnaire (DCDQ), pediatric balance scale (PBS) and peads quality of life (PQL)

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with DCD indicated using DCDQ.

Exclusion criteria

• No developmental coordination disorder
• declined to participate
• Progressive unstable health condition.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Jumping Exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Jumping in place Jump and clap Jump and reach Jump and twist Jump and turn Half jumping jack Jumping side to side

Treatment:

Other: Jumping Exercises

Conventional

Active Comparator group

Description:

Drop and catch a ball Squeeze ball between legs, jump up and catch the ball Walking on a straight line Stand on one leg try to pick object from floor without using hands (do this on both legs) Drop the ball and catch it with both hands Jump up stair with both limbs off the floor simultaneously while holding railing. Skipping.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical therapy