Can video games or vibration boards help kids with down syndrome get stronger?
NCT ID NCT07816120
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers compare two physical therapy tools for children with Down syndrome: a virtual reality game system and a whole-body vibration machine. Forty children aged 6 to 10 who can stand independently join the study. Each child receives one of the two therapies for 30 minutes, three times a week, for three months. The study measures changes in muscle strength, balance, and motor function to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality training and whole-body vibration therapy
- What this could lead to
- If one approach works better, therapists could use it to help children with Down syndrome build strength and balance more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short study with 40 children, so the results may not apply to all children with Down syndrome. Both therapies are non-invasive, but children with epilepsy or certain physical conditions cannot take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The age of children ranged from 6 to 10 years old. * Children who are able to stand independently. * Their heights around one meter or more to meet the assessment criteria of the Biodex balance system. * They are able to follow the verbal commands or instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with deafness and auditory perceptual disorders. * Spinal deformities and foot deformities that interfere with balance. * Epilepsy or seizures. * History of surgical interference in lower limbs. * Botulinum toxin injections of the lower limb prior to the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo university
Giza, 11432, Egypt
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