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Assessment of Skills and Behaviors in Children With Down Syndrome

Assessment of Skills and Behaviors in Children With Down Syndrome

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04754178
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-02-15
Start date
2021-02-15
Completion date
2021-05-15
Last updated
2021-02-15

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Conditions

Down Syndrome

Brief summary

Parents of children with Down Syndrome can help in describing children's abilities and behavior. Most of the studies evaluating parents of children with Down Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities have focused on parental stress and coping; Additionally, most research has evaluated the perspectives of mothers rather than fathers. For this reason, in this study we aims to evaluate skills and behaviors in children with Down syndrome through the perception of parents.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Universidad de Granada
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 3 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Down syndrome childrens * Age between 0 and 3 years

Exclusion criteria

* Other physical or functional impairment that limits the performance of evaluation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Segmental Assessment of Trunk ControlBaselineThe SATCo i,ii is a validated outcome measure that identifies at which head/trunk segment Targeted Training should commence. The SATCo determines the topmost (most cephalo) segment at which control of the upright posture is poor or not demonstrated i.e. is currently being learned for each of static, active and reactive control.
Parent Perceptions of Physical Activity ScaleBaselineEvaluate the Parent Perceptions of Physical Activity in Families of Toddlers With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler DevelopmentBaselineis an individually administered scale that assesses five key developmental domains in children between 1-42 months of age: cognition, language (receptive and expressive communication), motor (gross and fine), social-emotional and adaptive behavior. The first three are assessed through direct observation of the child in test situations, while the last two are assessed through questionnaires to be completed by the main caregiver.
Early Clinical Assessment of BalanceBaselineThe Early Clinical Assessment of Balance (ECAB) is a measure of postural stability for children.
Infant Positioning Assessment ToolBaselineThe Infant Position AssessmentTool (IPAT) is a six-item tool with cumulative scores ranging from 0 to 12. It was developed as a teaching tool to standardize developmentally supportive positioning practices in the NICU and provides a method for evaluation of those positioning practices.
AsymmetryBaselineAsymmetry was evaluated with photography
COMFORT behaviour scaleBaselineThe COMFORT behaviour scale (COMFORT-B scale) is widely used in paediatric intensive care units to assess young children's pain and distress.
Early Motor QuestionnaireBaselineThe EMQ is designed as a fast and easy to complete motor questionnaire, and is organized into 3 sections: Gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and perception-action integration skills. The EMQ is not a standardized assessment, but can be used in research settings, serve as a motor screener, or as complement to standardized measures of early motor development.
Montreal's children's Hospital Feeding ScaleBaselineThe Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale (MCHFS) is a quick and reliable measure of feeding problems for clinical settings, but there is little examination of its relationship to commonly used research measures of parental feeding practice, child eating behaviour and observations of parent-infant interaction at mealtimes.
Feeding Hándicap Índex ChildrenBaseliney the Feeding Handicap Index (FHI), \[20\] was developed and standardized on typically developing children, children with CP, Autism spectrum disorder in the age range of 2-10 years and Intellectual disability. FHI has 38 items related to statements related to physical (21), emotional (12) and functional (5) aspects of feeding and swallowing abilities. It has a 3 point rating scale (0, 1 & 2) where 0 indicates the individual Never has this problem, 1 indicates Sometimes has this problem and 3 indicates Always has this problem

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleBaselineAnxiety and depression will be assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) . This scale is composed of 14 items divided into two subscales, 7 items of anxiety and 7 items of depression, involving higher values worse psycho-emotional state
Zarit Burden InterviewBaselineThe Zarit Burden Interview, is a popular caregiver self-report measure used by many aging agencies. Each item on the interview is a statement which the caregiver is asked to endorse using a 5-point scale. Response options range from 0 (Never) to 4 (Nearly Always).
International physical activity questionnaireBaselineThe International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was developed to measure health-related physical activity (PA) in populations.
Charlson comorbidity indexBaselineCharlson Comorbidity Index predicts the ten-year mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions
Brief Infant Sleep QuestionnaireBaselineThe Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) is used to assess sleep patterns, parent perception, and sleep-related behaviors in young children (0-36 months). The BISQ has been validated against actigraphy, daily logs, and has high sensitivity in documenting expected developmental trends in sleep
EuroQol-5DBaselineThe perception of the level of health and the quality of life were evaluated with the questionnaire European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D). It is composed of 2 parts in which health status is assessed: * Descriptive system: It consists on 5 dimensions that include mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Patients classify their health status in 3 severity levels: having no problems, having some or moderate problems, being unable to do/having extreme problems. * Visual Analog Scale, by which respondents can report their perceived health status with a grade ranging from 0 (the worst possible health status) to 100 (the best possible health status)

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026