Down Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
trisomy 21, Neurodevelopmental disorder
Brief summary
Down syndrome can be characterized by global mental and physical dysfunction or isolated gait, cognition, growth, or sensory disturbances. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the sensory integration approach on improving balance and motor coordination in children with Down syndrome.
Detailed description
Thirty children were enrolled in this study and randomly assigned to two groups: Group A received (sensory integration therapy program and training in physical therapy) and received group B (physical therapy training program only). Motor coordination and balance were assessed before and after exercise for all children using Bruininks - Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency - 2nd Edition.
Interventions
OTHERsensory integration approach
Sensory integration refers to how the nervous system receives messages from multimodal sensory information systems to maintain balance, posture, and balance by monitoring head movement and stabilizing the eyes about the environment
OTHERtraditional physical therapy program
conventional physiotherapy training programs such as the following: 1)Hand function training by locating the Grading of the hand and training this level until it is well developed to transfer to the next level according to 8 parameters (partner's height-shape-weight-texture -reaction time-speed-accuracy-number of trials). 2\) equilibrium training by promoting posture reaction. 3)ADL activity training (nutrition training-dressing training-toilet training). 4) Functional skill training through walking (walking on sand, weight on legs, and Climbing stairs ).
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* children with Down syndrome * the ages of five and ten years who can walk * their IQ is more than 75%
Exclusion criteria
* they had a serious neurological disorder (epilepsy), orthopedic problems, upper or lower limb surgery, vision or hearing problems, use of medications that impair behavior or attention, and suffered from advanced intellectual disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| balance | 6 months | measured by using BOTS scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| coordination | 6 months | measured by using BOTS scale |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed