Kinesthetic IllusionNCT07579559
Animal Fun Program and Kinesthetic Development in Down Syndrome
A study testing Animal fun program in people with Kinesthetic Illusion, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
The purpose of the study is that Animal-fun activities capture children's attention, making them a powerful tool for enhancing kinesthetic awareness and gross motor skills. Although play-based programs like Animal Fun boost motor development, no research has yet examined if adding animal interaction can specifically… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 9 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Kinesthetic Illusion
- What is being tested?
- Animal fun program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 25 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2026to 1 Jul 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 9 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Children aged 6 to 9 years
- Diagnosed with Down's Syndrome
- Both male and female will be included
- Parental/Guardian Consent or Written informed consent must be obtained from parents or legal guardians.
- Regular Attendance or Availability and willingness to participate in all scheduled sessions of the Animal Fun Program.
Who cannot join
- Presence of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Visual or Hearing Impairments
- Behavioral or Psychiatric Conditions
- Recent Orthopedic or Neurosurgical Interventions
- Irregular Attendance Risk
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of Animal Fun Program on Kinesthesia in Children With Down Syndrome
The purpose of the study is that Animal-fun activities capture children's attention, making them a powerful tool for enhancing kinesthetic awareness and gross motor skills. Although play-based programs like Animal Fun boost motor development, no research has yet examined if adding animal interaction can specifically improve proprioception in children with Down syndrome. There is no difference in the effects of animal fun program on kinesthesia in children with Down syndrome.There is a difference in the effects of animal fun program on kinesthesia in Children with Down syndrome.
Read the detailed description
Down syndrome (DS), resulting from a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21 in approximately 1 in 650-1,000 live births, represents the most frequent genetic origin of intellectual disability and is often accompanied by delayed attainment of motor developmental milestones. Insufficient motor coordination and proprioceptive awareness can significantly limit participation in physical activities. Proprioceptive input mediated by muscle spindles, joint and skin receptors, and Golgi tendon organs underlies kinesthesia, our sensory perception of movement and spatial orientation. The Animal Fun program, a structured, inclusive early intervention originally designed for typically developing children, has demonstrated effectiveness in improving gross and fine motor skills, balance, manual dexterity, and socio-emotional development.The study design will be Quasi Experimental Study. This study will recruit 26 children of Down Syndrome to evaluate a modified Animal Fun program on Kinesthesia in children with down syndrome. Animal fun program will be provided for 8 weeks and in one week four sessions will be conducted. The study will be completed in 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Data will be collected from step up rehabilitation center Lahore. Participants fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be asked to assign the consent form before entering into study. Kinesthesia effect will be assessed by joint position sense test. A goniometer measures joint angles and accuracy is calculated by comparing target and reproduced angles. The synopsis will presented to the Research Ethical Committee of Riphah International University, Lahore for ethical approval to conduct this study. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 26.0.
- Conditions
- Kinesthetic Illusion
- Being tested
- Animal fun program
- Keywords
- Down syndrome, Kinesthesia, Animal fun program, Proprioception
- Medical subject headings
- Illusions, Down Syndrome
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Animal fun programOther
The Animal Fun program, consists of the following modules:
Module 1: Body Management (Static balance, Dynamic balance, climbing) Module 2: Locomotion (Walking, Jumping, Hopping, Skipping) Module 3: Object Control (Throwing, Catching, Kicking) Module 4: Body Sequencing (Trunk, Limbs) Module 5: Body and Kinesthetic Management: Trunk and Upper Limb (Eye hand coordination, Visual kinesthetic) Module 6: Fine Motor Planning Module 7: Tool Control (Pre-scissor/scissor skills, Paint brush use, Drawing/pre-writing skills).
Module 8: Hand Skills (Individual finger strength, Grip strength, Pincer grip) Module 9: Social/Emotional Development (Laughter, Identifying and labelling feelings, Breathing, Relaxation).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Animal fun program | Experimental | The experimental group will receive animal fun program, the program includes 30 minutes each day for 4 days/ week, usually with an outdoor session of 15 minutes and an indoor session of 15 minutes per day. Receives: Other: Animal fun program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Joint position sense test
Joint Position Sense (JPS) testing was conducted using a standardized protocol and a consistent measurement tool, specifically a goniometer, to assess the accuracy of joint angle reproduction. The difference between the reference angle and the reproduced angle was calculated to determine the Joint position sense test (JPS) error, with greater differences indicating larger deficits. A score of zero was assigned if the participant exactly reproduced the reference angle. Although directionality (over- or underestimation) was noted, only the absolute values of angle differences were used for final analysis.
Measured: Baseline, 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 May 2026
- Study start1 Apr 2026
- Primary completion1 Jul 2026
- Study completion1 Jul 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Kinesthetic IllusionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- There is only one group in my study which was given by intervention
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sadia Khan, MS-PT, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07579559
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- RCR/RCR&AHS/25/0744
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 5 May 2026
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Chicoine B, Rivelli A, Fitzpatrick V, Chicoine L, Jia G, Rzhetsky A. Prevalence of Common Disease Conditions in a Large Cohort of Individuals With Down Syndrome in the United States. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2021 Apr 19;8(2):86-97. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1824. eCollection 2021 Spring.
PubMed 33898640
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Animal Fun Program on Kinesthesia in Children With Down Syndrome
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07579559
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- RCR/RCR&AHS/25/0744
- Conditions
- Kinesthetic Illusion
- Keywords
- Down syndrome, Kinesthesia, Animal fun program, Proprioception
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jul 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 May 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of the study is that Animal-fun activities capture children's attention, making them a powerful tool for enhancing kinesthetic awareness and gross motor skills. Although play-based programs like Animal Fun boost motor development, no research has yet examined if adding animal interaction can specifically improve proprioception in children with Down syndrome. There is no difference in the effects of animal fun program on kinesthesia in children with Down syndrome.There is a difference in the effects of animal fun program on kinesthesia in Children with Down syndrome.
Detailed description
Down syndrome (DS), resulting from a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21 in approximately 1 in 650-1,000 live births, represents the most frequent genetic origin of intellectual disability and is often accompanied by delayed attainment of motor developmental milestones. Insufficient motor coordination and proprioceptive awareness can significantly limit participation in physical activities. Proprioceptive input mediated by muscle spindles, joint and skin receptors, and Golgi tendon organs underlies kinesthesia, our sensory perception of movement and spatial orientation. The Animal Fun program, a structured, inclusive early intervention originally designed for typically developing children, has demonstrated effectiveness in improving gross and fine motor skills, balance, manual dexterity, and socio-emotional development.The study design will be Quasi Experimental Study. This study will recruit 26 children of Down Syndrome to evaluate a modified Animal Fun program on Kinesthesia in children with down syndrome. Animal fun program will be provided for 8 weeks and in one week four sessions will be conducted. The study will be completed in 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Data will be collected from step up rehabilitation center Lahore. Participants fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be asked to assign the consent form before entering into study. Kinesthesia effect will be assessed by joint position sense test. A goniometer measures joint angles and accuracy is calculated by comparing target and reproduced angles. The synopsis will presented to the Research Ethical Committee of Riphah International University, Lahore for ethical approval to conduct this study. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 26.0.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- There is only one group in my study which was given by intervention
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Animal fun program | Experimental | Other: Animal fun programThe experimental group will receive animal fun program, the program includes 30 minutes each day for 4 days/ week, usually with an outdoor session of 15 minutes and an indoor session of 15 minutes per day. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 9 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Children aged 6 to 9 years
- Diagnosed with Down's Syndrome
- Both male and female will be included
- Parental/Guardian Consent or Written informed consent must be obtained from parents or legal guardians.
- Regular Attendance or Availability and willingness to participate in all scheduled sessions of the Animal Fun Program.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Presence of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Visual or Hearing Impairments
- Behavioral or Psychiatric Conditions
- Recent Orthopedic or Neurosurgical Interventions
- Irregular Attendance Risk
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Animal fun programThe Animal Fun program, consists of the following modules: Module 1: Body Management (Static balance, Dynamic balance, climbing) Module 2: Locomotion (Walking, Jumping, Hopping, Skipping) Module 3: Object Control (Throwing, Catching, Kicking) Module 4: Body Sequencing (Trunk, Limbs) Module 5: Body and Kinesthetic Management: Trunk and Upper Limb (Eye hand coordination, Visual kinesthetic) Module 6: Fine Motor Planning Module 7: Tool Control (Pre-scissor/scissor skills, Paint brush use, Drawing/pre-writing skills). Module 8: Hand Skills (Individual finger strength, Grip strength, Pincer grip) Module 9: Social/Emotional Development (Laughter, Identifying and labelling feelings, Breathing, Relaxation). | Other | Animal fun program |
Primary outcome
Joint position sense test
Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks
Joint Position Sense (JPS) testing was conducted using a standardized protocol and a consistent measurement tool, specifically a goniometer, to assess the accuracy of joint angle reproduction. The difference between the reference angle and the reproduced angle was calculated to determine the Joint position sense test (JPS) error, with greater differences indicating larger deficits. A score of zero was assigned if the participant exactly reproduced the reference angle. Although directionality (over- or underestimation) was noted, only the absolute values of angle differences were used for final analysis.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Sep 2026.
- Background: PubMed 33898640Chicoine B, Rivelli A, Fitzpatrick V, Chicoine L, Jia G, Rzhetsky A. Prevalence of Common Disease Conditions in a Large Cohort of Individuals With Down Syndrome in the United States. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2021 Apr 19;8(2):86-97. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1824. eCollection 2021 Spring.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sadia Khan, MS-PT principal investigator
Riphah International University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Animal fun program in people with Kinesthetic Illusion, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Joint position sense test (time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07579559, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Sep 2026.