Occupational Therapy Home Programs in Children With Down Syndrome
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Bezmialem Vakif University
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 38 people enrolled
- Started
- 10 Jan 2023
- Ended
- 15 Jan 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Occupational therapy home program
- Record updated
- 6 February 2024
Who can take part
- Age
- 3 years to 10 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Be between the ages of 3-10
- Having Down Syndrome
- Families agree to participate in the study
Who cannot take part
- Having previously received sensory integration and/or occupational therapy treatment
- Having a secondary diagnosis other than Down Syndrome (Mental Retardation, etc.)
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Children with Down Syndrome frequently encounter difficulties with sensory functions and feeding, such as oral sensory processing issues and developmental disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an Occupational Therapy Home Program on the sensory functions and feeding issues of children with Down Syndrome.
The 2 groups in the trial
- OTHP Group (Intervention Group)Treatment being tested
Children with Down syndrome will undergo an 8-week occupational therapy home program (OTHP). Evaluations will be conducted at the beginning and end of the intervention, and the results will be compared.
Treatment: Occupational therapy home program
- None OTHP Group (Control group)No study treatment, for comparison
The control group (non-OTHP) will not receive occupational therapy home program, even if they have Down syndrome. Evaluations will be conducted at 8-week intervals, with the first and last evaluations being compared.
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Occupational Therapy Home Programs on Sensory Processing and Feeding Problems in Children With Down Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 6 February 2024