Effects of Down Dog Yoga on Pre-writing Skills in Children With Down Syndrome

Last updated: May 15, 2025
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Down's Syndrome

Treatment

Down Dog Yoga

Traditional

Clinical Study ID

NCT06977672
REC/RCR & AHS/24/0734
  • Ages 4-8
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome 21, affecting physical and cognitive development. This study will evaluate the effects of down dog yoga on prewriting skills in children with Down syndrome aged 4-8 years. A randomized controlled trial with 32 participants will be conducted at Bahawal Victoria Hospital over 10 months. Assessments will include JTHFT, BBT, and the Prewriting Skills Scale.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children with age group 4-8years

  • Both Genders (male female)

  • Children who can do Independent standing and walking

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any deformity

  • Pain and/or symptomatic neurologic/orthopedic dysfunction of upper or lowerextremities

  • Cervical injury and chest wall disorders

  • Injury

  • Fractures

  • History of previous surgery

  • Children with impaired Fun

Study Design

Total Participants: 34
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Down Dog Yoga
Phase:
Study Start date:
April 15, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2025

Study Description

Down syndrome is a genetic condition where people are born with an extra chromosome. Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes within each cell in their body, for a total of 46. A person diagnosed with Down syndrome has an extra copy of chromosome 21, which means their cells contain 47 total chromosomes instead of 46. This changes the way their brain and body develop. Down syndrome causes physical, cognitive and behavioral symptoms. Down syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,100 live births globally. Each year, around 3,000 to 5,000 children are born with this genetic condition characterized by an extra chromosome. Children with Down syndrome may experience challenges with fine motor skills because of low muscle tone or hypermobility in their hands, wrists, or elbows. This instability in their hands can significantly hinder their ability to perform advanced fine motor tasks such as prewriting, using zippers and buttons, or cutting. Early intervention refers to a structured approach involving therapy, exercises, and activities aimed at addressing developmental delays in children with Down syndrome or other disabilities. For addressing pre writing skills in Down syndrome Down dog yoga will be provided.

The study design will be Randomized Controlled Trial and will be conducted in Bahawal Victoria Hospital with the sample size of 34, age ranging 4 to 8 years. This study will be completed in time duration of 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Non-probability convenient sampling technique will be used and participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups i.e one being experimental group and the other control group. Inclusion criteria will be including both genders of age group 4 to 8 years of children with down syndrome and exclusion criteria will be any deformity, injury any previous 6 month surgery. Tools will be Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) , box and block test (BBT) and pre writing skills scale.

Reliability of JTHFT is 0.9, BBT is >0.95 and pre writing skills is 0.91 with high variability in writing performance.

Connect with a study center

  • Rising Sun Institute

    Lahore, Punjab 54900
    Pakistan

    Active - Recruiting

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