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Effects of Karate in Adolescents With Down Syndrome

NCT03058640 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2019-05-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized control study will investigate the health outcomes of adolescents with Down Syndrome who participate in a karate class as measured by ALPHA fitness testing and various PROMIS parent proxy questionnaires to assess participants mobility, physical activity, and overall affect.

Conditions

  • Down Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

PKSA karate class

Participants will attend at least 20/24 PKSA karate classes over a 12 week period, completing standard karate training lessons. Participants will also be encouraged to practice on their own at home. • Participants must attend at LEAST 20/24 classes

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Hornyak, MD · University of Michigan PM&R

  • Dale Ulrich, PhD · University of Michigan School of Kinesiology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-15
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2019-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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