View clinical trials related to Down Syndrome.
Filter by:The study aims to compare the effects of orofacial therapy and therapeutic yoga on swallowing, sleep habits, and quality of life in children with Down syndrome.
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.
One of the major causes of cognitive disorders limiting the learning abilities of children with Down's syndrome is excess activity of the DYRK1A protein kinase, whose gene is located on chromosome 21. Consequently, variations in the level of phosphorylation, and hence activity, of DYRK1A target proteins involved in synaptic transmission, could identify mechanisms underlying these cognitive disorders. Several studies have shown that plasma proteins can reflect a pathophysiological brain state. The investigators plan to carry out a phosphoproteomic study to determine the phosphorylation profile of plasma proteins in children with Down's syndrome, and identify potential DYRK1A-dependent pathophysiological mechanisms and biomarkers involved in the natural course of cognition in children with Down's syndrome.
Down's Syndrome is due to the chromosomal disorder in 47 chromosomes instead of 46, socalled as Trisomy 21. The syndrome has several clinical symptoms including Cardiovascular,neurological, orthopedic, hormonal, cognitive and visual perceptual impairments. These childrenhave Developmental Delay. Children have hypermobility of joints, hypotonicity or ligamentous laxity, light to moderate obesity, due to underdeveloped respiratory and cardiovascular systemandshortstaturewhichleadtodecreaseinfunctionalambulation.Due to the low level of physical fitness, theseindividuals shows limitation in performing the functional tasks of daily living. The fundamental motor skill is Walking that facilitates the child to interact with the environment and helps indeveloping, social, motor and cognitive skills. Due to their delayed milestones and due to the irintellectual disability, environmental exposure is limited which hampers this fundamental skill.Hence it is necessary to asses the functional ambulation in these children. This is a Randomized Controlled Trial that will be conducted in Rising Sun Institute Of Special Children. 26 participants will be allocated randomly into 2 groups Group A will receive the conventional interventions of Down's Syndrome but the group B will receive the mobility training with Standardized Walking Obstacle Course (SWOC). Tool used for this research will be a Standardized Walking Obstacle Course (SWOC) (that is used to measure stability and speed during gait in terms of time, number of steps, number of stumbles and number of steps off the path for each participant) and Timed up and go test (Valid for the functional mobility assessment of the children with DS). The data will be analyzed by SPSS version 21
The purpose of this study is to systematically evaluate the results of medical investigations to identify symptom and biological patterns and common etiologies of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Leucettinib-21 First-in-Human Phase 1 Study in 4 Parts: Single (Part 1) and Multiple (Part 3) Ascending Doses, and Food-Effect (Part 2) in Healthy Subjects, and Single Dose (Part 4) in People with Down Syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD). For Parts 1, 3 and 4, safety and tolerability of an oral administration of Leucettinib-21 will be assessed as primary objectives. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic biomarkers will be investigated as secondary objectives. For Part 2, the effect of high fat meal will be evaluated on the pharmacokinetics parameters after an oral administration of Leucettinib-21.
Down syndrome is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome hence its other name is trisomy 21. The hallmarks of Down syndrome are mental retardation, hypotonia and characteristic phenotype features. Balance is one of the major issue. Action observation therapy focus on the concept of balance improvement.
The objective is to compare the impact of standard infant physical therapy and the family-centered program, Coping with and Caring for Infants with Special Needs (COPCA), on infants born with Down syndrome. This is a randomized controlled trial that will be carried out in the patients' homes and outpatient settings in Spain between January 2024 and March 2024. An evaluation battery will be used that includes child and family outcomes and video analysis of therapy sessions. The Infant Motor profile will be the primary outcome instrument.
Down syndrome (DS) is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition and it affects more than 400,000 people in the United States. The chances of having a child with DS increases as the mother ages. DS is a chromosomal disorder characterized by trisomy 21. These alterations are responsible for motor and cognitive development delay, due to abnormalities on the maturation of the central nervous system. DS presents generalized muscle hypotonia which interferes in motor coordination and postural reactions leading to changes in balance. Rhythmic aerobic exercises for people with intellectual disability are helpful. In these exercises body's large muscles move in a rhythmic manner for a sustained period of time. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of rhythmic aerobic exercises for improving functional balance in children with DS. This will be a randomized controlled trial study. Study will be approved by ethical committee. After that informed consent will be taken and patients will be included in the study based on the inclusion criteria. 40 patients will be divided into two groups, interventions will be performed for 50 minutes per session twice a week for total of 8 weeks; In experimental group, rhythmic aerobic exercises will be performed. The rhythmic training group initially used rhythmic auditory stimulation with 8 beats, then progressed to 16 beats per minutes. In control group, strength and balance exercises will be performed. Functional balance of the patient will be assessed by checking the quality of Sit-to-stand and Stand to-Sit on the respective sections of Pediatric Balance Scale and Time Up and Go test. Data will be analyzed using SPSS 25. Mean and standard deviation will be calculated. Both groups will be compared by appropriate test.
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. 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.