Effects of Dohsa Hou Exercises on Functional Mobility
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Riphah International University
- Where
- Pakistan1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 34 people enrolled
- Started
- 15 Nov 2023
- Ended
- 28 Feb 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Dohsa hou exercises
- Standard treatment protocal
- Record updated
- 13 June 2024
Who can take part
- Age
- 6 years to 12 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Down syndrome
- Age group of 6 to 12 years old
- Male and female (both genders)
- Body mass index (BMI) within normal range <95%
- Absence of any psychiatric and physical illness at the time of participation
Who cannot take part
- Uncontrolled seizures
- Any kind of autoimmune diseases
- Congenital heart defects (CHD)
- Registered visually impaired or hearing issues
- Severe atlanto axial instability
- Unable or unwilling to understand the commands
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Trisomy 21 is a condition where there's an extra chromosome 21, which leads to a set of clinical signs called Down syndrome. Down syndrome is one of the most complicated genetic conditions that can occur post-term and is the most commonly survivable form of aneuploidy of the autosomal chromosomes.
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Dohsa hou is a type of psychomotor therapy that helps improve psychological problems by using bodily movements, sensation and relaxation experience. It was first developed under the name psycho-rehabilitation to help children with cerebral palsy improve their movements and posture. By using Dohsa hou movement's issues were effectively addressed in children with cerebral palsy, despite their physical limitations being caused by physiological disorders. There are two kind of treatments of Dohsa hou exercises that are relaxation therapy to decrease the stress level in body and other one is to align the body to correct the posture and movements of the body.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Group AExisting treatment, for comparison
In this group patient will be treated with standard treatment protocol. This group will receive therapy session for 1 hour, three sessions in a week and for 6 weeks, total sessions will be 18. Group A will receive soft tissue massage therapy for 5 mins and the task specific training interventions include bicycle training for 10 mins. After that aerobic exercises includes and finally some of progressive resistive exercises will involve in it.
Treatment: Standard treatment protocal
- Group BExisting treatment, for comparison
In this group patient will be treated with Dohsa hou exercises. This group will receive therapy session for 1 hour, three sessions in a week and for 6 weeks, total sessions will be 18. Group B will receive Dohsa hou exercises, session will be included three activity parts: (a) 10 minutes of instruction and preparation, (b) 45 minutes of skill instruction and practice, and (c) 5 minutes in a closing activity.
Treatment: Dohsa hou exercises
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Effects of Dohsa Hou Exercises on Functional Mobility in Children With Down Syndrome
- Record updated
- 13 June 2024