Effects of Powerball in Children With Down Syndrome

Sponsor
Riphah International University
Study ID
NCT07244133
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Down Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
6 Years - 10 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Power ball with static surface — OTHER
    Participants will undergo 3 weeks power ball endurance training session, consisting of structured, repetitive and goal directed activities. Power ball training 3 sessions per week with the duration of 30 mins each session. Group A will receive different upper extremity activities with power ball on static surface. The whole session followed by warm up and cool down sessions for 5 minutes each.
  • Powerball with dynamic surface — OTHER
    Participants will undergo 3 weeks power ball endurance training session, consisting of structured, repetitive and goal directed activities. Power ball training 3 sessions per week with the duration of 30 mins each session.Group B will receive same activities with power ball on dynamic surface using a BOSU ball. The whole session followed by warm up and cool down sessions for 5 minutes each.

Study Details

This randomised clinical trial investigates the effects of powerball using static and dynamic surface on upper limb Endurance and coordination in children with Down Syndrome. The study involves 28 children with Down Syndrome aged 6-10 years, will be randomly assigned one of the two groups for 3 week intervention period. Power ball training 3 sessions per week with the duration of 30 mins each session. Group A will receive different upper extremity activities with power ball on static surface while Group B will receive same activities with power ball on dynamic surface using a BOSU ball. The whole session followed by warm up and cool down sessions for 5 minutes each. Endurance will be assessed through ABIL-HAND kids tool. To access the coordination BOT-2 subsets test will be used. Data will be assessed using SPSS 27.0.

Key Dates

First listed
Nov 24, 2025
Start date
Oct 22, 2025
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Jun 2, 2026
Completion
Jun 16, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
28 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: The intervention will be power ball exercises on static surface
    Participants will undergo 3 weeks power ball endurance training session, consisting of structured, repetitive and goal directed activities. Power ball training 3 sessions per week with the duration of 30 mins each session. Group A will receive different upper extremity activities with power ball on static surface.The whole session followed by warm up and cool down sessions for 5 minutes each.Endurance will be assessed through ABIL-HAND kids tool. To access the coordination BOT-2 subsets test will be used. Data will be assessed using SPSS 27.0.
  • Experimental: The intervention will be powerball exercises on dynamic surface
    Participants will undergo 3 weeks power ball endurance training session, consisting of structured, repetitive and goal directed activities. Power ball training 3 sessions per week with the duration of 30 mins each session. Group B will receive different upper extremity activities with power ball on dynamic surface.The whole session followed by warm up and cool down sessions for 5 minutes each. Endurance will be assessed through ABIL-HAND kids tool. To access the coordination BOT-2 subsets test will be used. Data will be assessed using SPSS 27.0.

Primary Outcome Measure

ABIL-HAND [ Time Frame: Baseline- 1st week and 3rd week ]

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