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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN49706672
ISRCTN49706672CompletedNot Applicable

The effects of a pragmatic community-based exercise therapy intervention on physical fitness, habitual physical activity, self-esteem and quality of life on adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy: a pilot study

Queen Margaret University (UK)0 sites20 target enrollmentStarted: April 18, 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
20

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy
  • 2. Aged 16 - 25 years
  • 3. Living in Lothian or Fife
  • 4. Discharged from the paediatric service within the last 6 years
  • 5. Able to ambulate with or without aids

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Participating or participated in a gym based exercise training program within the last 2 months
  • 2. Receiving regular physiotherapy (more often than 1 session every 4 weeks)
  • 3. Insufficient cognitive ability to give informed consent
  • 4. Medical issues with participating in an exercise program
  • 5. Received Orthopaedic surgery or Botox injections within the last 6 months

Investigators

Sponsor
Queen Margaret University (UK)

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