RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07578922

Effects of Bean Bag Tossing Game on Balance and Gait in Children With Down Syndrome.

Effects of Bean Bag Tossing Game Using Static and Dynamic Surface on Balance and Gait in Children With Down Syndrome

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Enrollment

36 participants

Start Date

Oct 28, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Summary

The research design will be a randomized clinical trial. The study will recruit 36 children with spastic cerebral palsy and toe walking that fall within the ages of 5-17 years who have a defined balance deficit. The participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: group A (n=18), which will play the Bean Bag Tossing Game on Wedge, and group B (n=18), which will play the Bean Bag Tossing Game on a Balance Board. The intervention will be performed 3 times a week for 4 weeks 30 minutes a day. All participants will be assessed according to eligibility criteria. Guardians of participants who meet the eligibility criteria are requested to sign consent forms before they are entered into the study. The study involves two standardized assessment tools that measure the Gait and balance in children with Down syndrome: Berg Balance Scale and GALLOP Scale. The synopsis will present to the Research Ethical Committee of Riphah International University Lahore for ethical approval to conduct this study. Data will be analyzed by SPSS 27.0 version

Eligibility

Min Age: 5 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying Bean Bag Tossing Game on Balance Board and Bean Bag Tossing Game on Wedge for people with down syndrome. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 5 Years to 17 Years.

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Interventions

OTHERBean Bag Tossing Game on Wedge

In this group first the Children will be given the baseline therapy of backward walking for 10 minutes, single leg standing, vertical or horizontal jumps for 10 minutes and then given the balance training by playing bean bag tossing game while standing on wedge. Bean bag boards should be placed 1 foot apart from the tossing line. Use a rope (or another object) to mark the tossing line. The child will take 3 bean bags while standing on the wedge and ask the child to toss the bean bags in the bean bag board one by one starting to stand on wedge from 5 minutes to increases the time to maximum 10minutes

OTHERBean Bag Tossing Game on Balance Board

In this group first the Children will be given the baseline therapy of backward walking for 10 minutes, single leg standing, vertical or horizontal jumps for 10 minutes (18) and then given the balance training by playing bean bag tossing game while standing on a balance board. Bean bag boards should be placed 1 foot apart from the tossing line. Use a rope (or another object) to mark the tossing line. The child will take 3 bean bags while standing on a balance board and ask the child to toss the bean bags in the bean bag board one by one. Ask the child to maintain the balance while standing on balance board