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Bobath and Vojta Therapy for DS

NCT04536506 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2020-09-02

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Summary

Different physiotherapy approaches and education programs are applied to minimize motor and mental impairment in children with Down syndrome (DS). The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of two different physiotherapy approaches in babies with Down syndrome in the early period.

A total of 23 babies with DS aged between 0-24 months were included in the study. Infants were randomly divided to two groups: Bobath therapy (BT) group included 12 infants (6 girls and 6 boys) and Vojta technique (VT) group included 11 infants (4 girls and 7 boys). The infants were applied a total of 12 sessions of physiotherapy (twice weekly during 6 weeks). Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) was used for comparison of motor development level before and after the therapy. Emotional status of the mothers was evaluated with Beck Depression Scale (BDS) and quality of life was evaluated with Nottigham Health Profile (NHP).

Conditions

  • Down Syndrome
  • Motor Performance
  • Bobath Therapy
  • Vojta Technique

Interventions

OTHER

Bobath Therapy

Bobath group received 45 min of sessions three times weekly for 12 weeks. An individual program was scheduled for each case following pre-assessment. It was targeted to enable normal posture, facilitation of corrective balance and protective responses and development of normal movement patterns

OTHER

Vojta technique

Vojta group received the following three times weekly for 12 weeks: 1. Reflex crawling, 2. First stage of reflex turning, 3. Second stage of reflex turning. Stimuli (pressure and stretch) for 30-60 sec were given by using the main stimulus points and auxiliary stimulus points together.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pamukkale University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Months
Max Age
24 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-26
Primary Completion
2019-12-26
Completion
2020-01-26

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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