Effect of Cross-Training on Locomotor Abilities in Children with Spastic Hemiparesis
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AROM)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose was to investigate the effect of cross-training as a method of unilateral motor priming on locomotor abilities in children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy.
Detailed Description
Thirty children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy were recruited from different rehabilitation centers. They were assigned randomly into two groups. Children in the control group (A) were engaged in a selected physical therapy program while those in the experimental group (B) received cross-training program followed by application of the same selected physical therapy program received by group (A). The treatment programs were conducted five times per week for six successive weeks. Measurements obtained included active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AROM), and the speed of walking obtained by 10-meter walking test. These measures were recorded two times: pre- and post-treatment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 6 Years to 8 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Spasticity grade 1 to 1+, according to the Modified Ashworth Scale.
- •Can stand and walk autonomously.
- •Able to follow verbal commands and instructions.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Fixed musculoskeletal deformities
- •significant cognitive disorders
- •significant perceptual disorders
- •significant auditory disorders
- •significant visual disorders
Arms & Interventions
Experimental
receive an experimental intervention
Intervention: Designed rehabilitation program (Other)
Control
another therapy used to treat the same condition
Intervention: Physical Therapy (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AROM)
Time Frame: Baseline and at the end - through study completion, an average of 1 year
10-meter walking test
Time Frame: Baseline and at the end - through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Tamer Mohamed El-Saeed
Associate Professor
Cairo University