Effect of Rhythmic Gymnastics Training in Children With Down Syndrome

NCT06284707 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Rhythmic_PAU_2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Some of the clinical characteristics of people with Down syndrome (DS) are orthopedic, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, visual, cognitive and perceptual disorders, which directly affect the quality of their movements. Children with DS often have a sedentary lifestyle or low levels of physical activity which exacerbates problems related to obesity and overall physical health. Therefore, the practice of physical exercise in this type of population is essential to improve their health-related physical fitness. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of an adapted rhythmic gymnastics training program on body composition, tendon architecture and stiffness, and physical capacity in children with DS.

Conditions

Physical Conditioning, Human

Keywords

rhythmic gymnastics; disability; gymnastics training; down syndrome; child

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

• Body composition

  Body compisition will be assessed with the Inbody 720 (Bioespace, Seoul, Korea). In this test body mass (BM; kg), muscle mass (MM; kg), fat mass (FM; kg), lean mass (LM; kg), fat-free mass (FF; kg)

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• Tendon thickness

  Tendon thickness will be evaluated with the Logiq® S8 ultrasound machine (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI).

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• Stiffness tendon

  Stiffness tendon will be evaluated with Myoton® Pro hand-held myotonometer (Myoton AS, Tallinn, Estonia). In this test, the mechanical properties of the Achilles tendon will be measured.

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• Hamstrings flexibility

  Hamstrings flexibility will be evaluated with Seat and Reach Test (Fabrication Enterprises Inc., USA).

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• body mass index

  Body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) will be calcultated from body mass and height

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• visceral fat area

  visceral fat area (area; cm2) will be assessed with the Inbody 720 (Bioespace, Seoul, Korea).

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• metabolism

  metabolism (MET; kcal) will be assessed with the Inbody 720 (Bioespace, Seoul, Korea).

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• tendon elastography

  Tendon elastography will be evaluated with the Logiq® S8 ultrasound machine (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI).

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

• balance

  Balance will be evaluated with the Biodex Balance System stability system (Biodex Medical Systems Inc., USA).

  "baseline and "immediately post intervention"

• functional capacity

  Functional capacity of the lower body wll be evaluated with Sit to Stand Test adapted.

  "baseline" and "immediately post intervention"

Study Arms (2)

swimming training

OTHER

Participants complete 2 swimming training sessions per week. Total program time 10 weeks

Other: swimming training

swimming training and rhythmic gymnastics training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants perform 2 swimming training sessions per week and 2 rhythmic gymnastics training sessions. Total program time 10 weeks

Other: swimming training; Other: rhythmic gymnastics training

Interventions

swimming training OTHER

2 sessions per week of swimming training

swimming training; swimming training and rhythmic gymnastics training

rhythmic gymnastics training OTHER

2 training sessions of rhythmic gymnastics

swimming training and rhythmic gymnastics training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Disabiluty: mild to moderate

You may not qualify if:

• Any contraindication to exercise
• Severe or profound intellectual disability
• Musculoskeletal disorders that prevented completion of the tests

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Castilla-La Mancha: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad de Castilla La Mancha

Toledo, 45071, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Down Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Intellectual Disability; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Abnormalities, Multiple; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Chromosome Disorders; Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Study Officials

• Javier Abián-Vicén, PhD

  University of Castilla-La Mancha

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: The care provider will be responsible for administering the training program. Two different people will develop swimming training and rhythmic gymnastics training. Each participant will be assigned a code. The researcher will process the data with the code of each participant.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2024
• First Posted: February 29, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 8, 2024
• Study Completion: May 5, 2024
• Last Updated: May 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)