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Whole-Body Vibration Versus Gravity Force Stimulation on Postural Stability in Children With Down Syndrome

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Beni-Suef University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Treatments

Other: Gravity Force Stimulation
Other: Designed Physical Therapy Program
Other: Whole-Body Vibration

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05330741
P.T.REC/012/003598

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to compare the effect between of whole-body vibration and gravity force stimulation on postural stability in children with Down syndrome.

Full description

Down Syndrome (DS) is one of genetic disorders characterized by some common clinical and functional features. Most children with Down syndrome have deficits in postural stability or balance, co-ordination, gait, and functional mobility throughout childhood and adulthood. Postural control dysfunctions are the most common problems found in children with DS leads them to be more inactive, which contributes to functional mobility problems. Several techniques that involve proprioceptive, vestibular, and visual inputs are so beneficial to children with DS. Whole-body vibration (WBV) is one of the training methods that use high-frequency mechanical stimuli generated by a vibrating platform and transmitted through the body, leading to bone loading and sensory receptor stimulation. Gravity force stimulation (GFS) has a strong impact on the child's sensory system helping to normalize the system through exercises that send strong messages to the brain to regulate the tactile, proprioceptive and vestibular components. Hence, there is need to compare between the effects of whole-body vibration training and gravity force stimulation on postural stability in children with Down syndrome.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

8 to 10 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Children ages will be ranged from 8 to 10 years old.
  2. Functional hearing and vision.
  3. Mild and moderate mental retardation with IQ level (50-70) determined by a psychiatric specialist in the school (IQ measured by Stanford-Binet intelligence scale)
  4. Independent standing and walking.

Exclusion criteria

  1. Synptomatic pain.
  2. Musculoskeletal problems or/ atlanto-axial instability.
  3. Rheumatic and congenital heart disease
  4. History of previous surgical operation
  5. Regular participation in any sport activities.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

60 participants in 3 patient groups

Designed Physical Therapy Program
Experimental group
Description:
Designed Physical Therapy Program Down syndrome children will receive the designed physical therapy program for 1 hour. The duration of treatment will be 3 times/week for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Other: Designed Physical Therapy Program
Whole-Body Vibration
Experimental group
Description:
Designed physical therapy program in addition to whole-body vibration. Down syndrome children will receive the designed physical therapy program for 1 hour in addition to whole-body vibration with an amplitude of 2 mm, vibration frequency ranged from 25 to 30 Hz and, vibration time ranged from 5 to10 minutes. The duration of treatment will be 3 times/week for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Other: Whole-Body Vibration
Other: Designed Physical Therapy Program
Gravity Force Stimulation
Experimental group
Description:
Designed physical therapy program in addition to gravity force stimulation. Down syndrome children will receive the designed physical therapy program for 1 hour in addition to gravity force stimulation with 10 repetitions for each position. The duration of treatment will be 3 times/week for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Other: Gravity Force Stimulation
Other: Designed Physical Therapy Program

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Central trial contact

Eman Wagdy

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