Feasibility and effectiveness of Lord sway meter in improving postural sway and balance in children with Down syndrome over conventional physiotherapy
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 52
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study is focusing on to examine the effectiveness of Lord sway meter in Down Syndrome children who are presenting with increased postural sway and balance deficit due to hypotonia ligament joint laxity muscle imbalance proprioceptive deficits etc. It is an Experimental Randomized control trial with sample size of 52 participants randomized in to two groups 26 participants in each group using lottery method. Interventional group will receive sway training using lord sway meter along with conventional physiotherapy, Where Control group will receive conventional physiotherapy includes core strengthening postural control and balance exercises. The treatment will be given for 40 minutes for both groups with an additional 5-20 minutes for experimental group for 5 days in a week for 6 weeks. Outcomes included are Lord Sway Meter, Pediatric Balance Scale, Balance Evaluation System Test which are measured at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment. Collected data at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment will be analyzed with in and between groups statistically. Through the results of this study we can determine whether Lord sway meter is feasible and effective for training postural sway and balance deficits in down syndrome children.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- Masking
- Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 6.00 Year(s) to 12.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children who are interested and cooperative will be included Children with IQ 50-69 capable of understanding visual and verbal instructions Montreal cognitive assessment score greater than 24 Children who can stand and walk independently with balance problems Pediatric berg balance score is greater than 35 smaller than 40 Balance evaluation system test score is 73 to 80 out of 108.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children who were on medical treatment that restricted their participation in the study Children with associated musculoskeletal or cardiac problems were excluded Associated visual and auditory problems.
Investigators
DR UPPULA SHIVANI
Durgabai Deshmukh College Of Physiotherapy