Training Balance Among People With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

NCT ID: NCT04293120

Last Updated: 2021-06-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-10

Study Completion Date

2020-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a case control pilot study to investigate the impact of a short-term intervention on training anticipatory postural adjustments in a population of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Detailed Description

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Data will be collected by using a weighted pendulum to provide a posterior perturbation to test subjects' postural reactions pre and post-intervention. Intervention will include four sessions of weighted ball tosses/weighted tether ball stops to improve muscle activation patterns and efficiency. EMG sensors, 3D motion analysis, and force plates will be used to collect the necessary data.

Conditions

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Posture Balance Cerebral Palsy Autism Down Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Case control, matched on gender, age, and BMI
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Training

Training 4 sessions over a one week time period of 180 catches/stops with a medicine ball.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Training with weighted ball

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will stop or catch a weighted ball

Interventions

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Training with weighted ball

Participants will stop or catch a weighted ball

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Participants

1. Able to stand without assistance
2. Diagnosis of cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, or Autism Spectrum Disorder
3. Able to stop weighted ball without falling
4. Able to follow directions

Controls

1. Able to stand without assistance
2. No neurodeveloopmental disability
3. Able to stop weighted ball without falling
4. Able to follow directions

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Unable to maintain standing when stopping a ball on a rope
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universita di Verona

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Hartford

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mary Gannotti

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mary E Gannotti, PT, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Hartford

Locations

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University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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PRO19020012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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