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

NCT06977672 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2025-05-18

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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.

Conditions

  • Down Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Down Dog Yoga

In this study, a period of 10 weeks, commencing with a preliminary assessment during the first week, followed by an 8-week intervention phase, and concluding with a final assessment in the last week of the study period. The frequency-intensity-time-type principle will be implemented as follows: sessions will occur 4 times per week, consisting of 2 sessions led by experts and 2 sessions involving parents. The intensity will be 40 to 45 minutes for expert-led sessions and 20 to 25 minutes for parent-led sessions. These sessions will take place 3 or 4 times per week over an 8-week period, focusing on a type of intervention known as dog down yoga

OTHER

Traditional

The children took part in group sessions four days a week over a span of 10 weeks, totaling 40 sessions. Each session, lasting around 20 minutes, involved small groups of four to seven children. The aim will be to evaluate the children's writing across four stages of development: pre-phonemic, semi-phonemic, phonemic, and conventional

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yusra Uzlifat, MS-PPT · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2025-06-15
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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