Do customised fit shoes increase physical activity in children with Down syndrome?
- Conditions
- Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitationPhysical activity in Down syndromeFoot health in Down syndromeHuman Genetics and Inherited Disorders - Down's syndrome
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001118493
- Lead Sponsor
- Shannon Munteanu
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Children and adolescents with Down syndrome will be eligible for inclusion in the trial if they are aged between 5 and 17 years and have the ability to follow simple verbal instructions in English.
Participants will be excluded from the trial if there is an acute or subacute medical reason why their physical activity levels might be affected on an on-going basis (e.g. previous lower limb surgery, unable to walk without a supportive device such as a walker or brace), or a concomitant medical condition or injury that could affect their physical function (e.g. neurological or inflammatory disorder). Participants will also be excluded from the trial after the initial assessment if they cannot adhere to wearing a monitor to measure the amount of physical activity they do for at least 10 hours on at least 4 days including at least one weekend day.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical activity (using an Actigraph activity monitor collected over 7 days)[Baseline and at 6 and 12 weeks. Twelve weeks is the primary end-point]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method