NCT06036069

Effect of Whole Body Vibration Versus Core Stability Exercises on Balance and Muscle Strength in Children With Down Syndrome

Improvement of Whole Body Vibration and Core Stability Exercises on Muscle Strength in Down Syndrome Children

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ragaee Saeed Mahmoud · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Children had Down syndrome often have impaired balance and postural control and result as less active than their peers that can lead to reduced quality of life and movement skills. Effects of physical activity may be important in preventing falling risk and health consequences in those children

Detailed description

Sixty children from both genders (boys and girls) participated in this study, their ages ranged from 10 to 16 years and they were randomized into three groups of same number (A, B and C). Groups (A) received conventional physical therapy program, group (B) received the same conventional physical therapy program of group (A) and core stability exercises while group (C) received the same conventional physical therapy program of group (A and B) and whole body vibration exercise

Conditions

• Down Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conventional physical therapy	* Standing with feet together while the therapist was sitting behind and manually locking the child knees. * Step standing with the therapist behind the child. * High step standing and trying to keep balanced. The child stood on exercise mattress. * Single leg stance "unilateral standing" with assistance. The child was standing on exercise mattress. * Standing on a declined surface by using wedge. The child was standing on wedge towards the descending direction. * Standing with manual locking of the knees. * Changing position. * Gait training. * Static and dynamic muscle contraction.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-15
• Primary completion: 2024-01-15
• Completion: 2024-01-20
• First posted: 2023-09-13
• Last updated: 2023-10-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt