The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a therapeutic dance program developed in a school environment on different parameters of structure and function, activity and participation according to the ICF framework in children with functional diversity. Researchers will compare the effects of eight months of therapeutic dance classes (consisting of two one-hour sessions per week) on ICF parameters to the effects of no intervention.
This randomized clinical trial is designed to determine the effect of therapeutic dance developed in a school environment on different parameters of structure, function, activity, and participation according to the ICF framework in children with functional diversity. The study will include around 30 participants between the ages of 3 and 14. Participants will be selected from five collaborating educational centers. Participants will be selected after an interview with teachers and after meeting the inclusion criteria. All families must sign an informed consent form allowing their child to participate. Each educational center will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. The protocol includes two sessions per week from October to May. Each session lasts one hour. There will be two evaluations: one before the intervention begins and one at the end of the protocol. The primary outcomes include motor function, balance, walking speed, quality of life as perceived by patients and caregivers, and participation in daily activities. This study adheres to the CONSORT guidelines and the Declaration of Helsinki, and it has been reviewed by an ethics committee.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
The protocol includes two sessions per week of therapeutic dance, during the months of October to May.
University of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
RECRUITINGThe Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM).
Is an evidence-based outcome measure designed to capture a client's self-perception of performance in everyday living, over time.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.
Goal Attainment Scale (GAS).
Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) is a method of scoring the extent to which patient's individual goals are achieved in the course of intervention.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.
Quality of life with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDS QL)
A tool used to measure the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents, both with and without health conditions.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.
Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88).
Is an assessment tool designed and evaluated to measure changes in gross motor function over time or with intervention in children with cerebral palsy.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.
Pediatric Balance Scale
The scale consists of 14 balance-related test items that are scored from 0 points (lowest function) to 4 points (highest function) with a maximum score of 56.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.
Timed up and go test (TUG)
This test involves a series of actions that assess an individual's mobility and balance. It requires the individual to rise from a seated position in a standard chair, walk a distance of three meters, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down again. The time it takes to complete this sequence is recorded.
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Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.
Joint ranges
The joint ranges of the hip, knee and ankle in the three planes of movement will be carried out with a goniometer.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately post-intervention.