Effects of Dohsa Hou Exercises on Functional Mobility

NCT ID: NCT06131099

Last Updated: 2024-06-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 34 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-11-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-02-28

Brief Summary

Trisomy 21 is a condition where there's an extra chromosome 21, which leads to a set of clinical signs called Down syndrome. Down syndrome is one of the most complicated genetic conditions that can occur post-term and is the most commonly survivable form of aneuploidy of the autosomal chromosomes.

Dohsa hou is a type of psychomotor therapy that helps improve psychological problems by using bodily movements, sensation and relaxation experience. It was first developed under the name psycho-rehabilitation to help children with cerebral palsy improve their movements and posture. By using Dohsa hou movement's issues were effectively addressed in children with cerebral palsy, despite their physical limitations being caused by physiological disorders. There are two kind of treatments of Dohsa hou exercises that are relaxation therapy to decrease the stress level in body and other one is to align the body to correct the posture and movements of the body.

Detailed Description

This study will be a randomized control trial, used to compare the effects of Dohsa hou exercises on functional mobility in children with Down syndrome. Subjects with Down syndrome meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be divided into two groups using simple random sampling techniques. Assessment will be done by using Test of trunk impairment scale and Time Up and Go Test. Subjects in one group will be treated with Dohsa hou therapy and in other group standard treatment protocol.

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Group A

In this group patient will be treated with standard treatment protocol. This group will receive therapy session for 1 hour, three sessions in a week and for 6 weeks, total sessions will be 18. Group A will receive soft tissue massage therapy for 5 mins and the task specific training interventions include bicycle training for 10 mins. After that aerobic exercises includes and finally some of progressive resistive exercises will involve in it.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard treatment protocal

Intervention Type: OTHER

Standard treatment including soft tissue massage therapy, task specific training interventions, bicycle training and aerobic exercises.

Group B

In this group patient will be treated with Dohsa hou exercises. This group will receive therapy session for 1 hour, three sessions in a week and for 6 weeks, total sessions will be 18. Group B will receive Dohsa hou exercises, session will be included three activity parts: (a) 10 minutes of instruction and preparation, (b) 45 minutes of skill instruction and practice, and (c) 5 minutes in a closing activity.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dohsa hou exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Dohsa hou is a type of psychomotor therapy that helps improve psychological problems by using bodily movements, sensation and relaxation experience.

Interventions

Dohsa hou exercises

Dohsa hou is a type of psychomotor therapy that helps improve psychological problems by using bodily movements, sensation and relaxation experience.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Standard treatment protocal

Standard treatment including soft tissue massage therapy, task specific training interventions, bicycle training and aerobic exercises.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Down syndrome

2. Age group of 6 to 12 years old

3. Male and female (both genders)

4. Body mass index (BMI) within normal range <95%

5. Absence of any psychiatric and physical illness at the time of participation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Uncontrolled seizures

2. Any kind of autoimmune diseases

3. Registered visually impaired or hearing issues

4. Severe atlanto axial instability

5. Congenital heart defects (CHD)

6. Unable or unwilling to understand the commands

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Muhammad Asif Javed, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah International University

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

References

Fujino H, Moritsugu A. Dohsa-hou for unexplained regression in Down syndrome in a 19-year-old man: A case report. Clin Case Rep. 2022 May 15;10(5):e05827. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5827. eCollection 2022 May.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 35600012 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0762

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id