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The surface EMG activity during the gait cycle on ground land and in water of people with spastic cerebral palsy.

Completed
Conditions
Cerebral palsy, Spastic Diplegia, Spastic Diplegic Cerebral palsy.
Electromyography, surface EMG, walking in water, EMG in water, muscle activity.
Registration Number
TCTR20210813002
Lead Sponsor
Graduate School Khon Kaen University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

1.Cerebral palsy group
1.1 Children or adolescents who were diagnosed of diplegic spastic cerebral palsy, age between 8-18 years old.
1.2 GMFCS level I and II
1.3 Ability to independent sit to standing without supporting devices
1.4 Ability to follow commands and instructor

2.Typical individual group
Healthy children or adolescents without neurological pathologies, age between 8-18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Received musculoskeletal surgery within 6 mounts.
2. Received a botulinum toxin treatment within 6 mounts.
3. Musculoskeletal disease, cardiovascular disease, cardiopulmonary disease, or infected skin disease.
4.Sensitive to chlorine or other pool chemicals
5. Mentally impaired to the point of the inability to be safe in water
4.Bladder or bowel incontinence
6.In cooperation and poor communication
7. Usually clinical instability; dizziness, dyspnea, faint, sign of vertigo.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
iEMG between on ground land and in water Surface EMG
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functional ambulatory mobility, dynamic balance Before EMG evaluation. Timed up and go test,Lower limb functional strength Before EMG evaluation. Five-times-sit-to-stand test (FTSST),Muscle tone Before EMG evaluation. Modified ashworth scale (MAS)
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