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Up and Down: Use of Dynamic Partial Body Weight Support Play Environment to Encourage Upright Mobility and Exploration in Infants With Down Syndrome (DS)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Enriched Play Environment with Partial Body Weight Support Harness and Enriched Play Environment without Partial Body Weight Support Harness for Down Syndrome and Trisomy 21. Completed, enrolled 17 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
To explore the effects of Partial Body Weight Support (PBWS) within an enriched play environment for infants with Down Syndrome (DS), who are not yet walking, to better understand how PWBS may impact their mobility; exploration; and overall activity level. * Hypothesis1 A: Infants will demonstrate increased movement counts on an ActiGraph during intervention compared to a control phase. Hypothesis 1B: Infants will demonstrate a higher frequency of exploratory behaviors during the intervention as compared to a control phase. * Hypothesis 2: Infants will demonstrate an increased rate of improvement in Gross Motor Function Measure scores after the intervention compared to a control phase. * Hypothesis 3: Infants will demonstrate higher parent-reported mastery motivation on the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire after the intervention compared to a control phase.
Study Details
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A low-tech portable canopy with a partial-body weight harness system that allows a child and their caregiver to play freely in an 81 square foot space, which provides partial body weight offset to support movement and exploration.
Child and caregiver will play freely in the 81 square foot play space without being connected to the partial body weight support harness.