Effects of Stretch-shortening Cycle Exercises Postural Control in Down Syndrome

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-01

Study Completion Date

2020-06-05

Brief Summary

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To investigate the effect of a 3-month, trampoline-based stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) exercises on muscle strength and postural control in children with Down syndrome.

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Detailed Description

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a variety of physical therapy techniques are being used to improve lower limb muscle strength and postural control in children with Down syndrome including, but not limited to, progressive resistance training, hippotherapy, aquatic therapy, and isokinetic strength training. Stretch-shortening (SSC) exercises-also referred to as plyometric exercises, is a traditional form of resistance training that involves three-phase muscle contraction during dynamic movements (like jumping and hopping), where the muscle moves rapidly through the eccentric, isometric, and concentric phases.

Conditions

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Down Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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standard physical therapy

Participants in the standard physical therapy received the standard physical therapy (sPT) program, which was conducted according to the needs of each participant and was generally concerned with building strength, enhancing developmental skills, boosting balance, coordination, and postural control, improving physical fitness, and minimizing the development of the compensatory movement patterns that children with DS are likely to develop.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standard physical therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

building strength, enhancing developmental skills, boosting balance, coordination, and postural control

trampoline-based stretch-shortening cycle exercises

In addition to the sPT, the SSC group received 15-minute SSC exercise sessions, twice weekly, with a total of 24 sessions over 12 successive weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

trampoline-based stretch-shortening cycle exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

muscle strength

Interventions

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Standard physical therapy

building strength, enhancing developmental skills, boosting balance, coordination, and postural control

Intervention Type OTHER

trampoline-based stretch-shortening cycle exercises

muscle strength

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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physical fitness postural control

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age between 7 and 9 years.
* able to follow one step motor commands.
* independent ambulators.
* not suffering from atlantoaxial joint instability as reported from their medical files.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with un-corrected cardiac anomalies.
* Children with un-corrected vision or hearing loss.
* Children with un-corrected pulmonary disorders.
* Children with un-corrected neurological signs as epilepsy.
* Children who had a history of musculoskeletal surgery in the lower extremities through the past year.

Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

9 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Maged Basha

Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, College of Medical Rehabilitation, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Consultant Physical Therapist, El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Cairo, Egypt.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR