The Effectiveness of Suit Therapy With Dual Task Exercises on Gross Motor Functions and Walking in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Evaluation of Gross Motor Function Measure 88 (GMFM-88)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the effect of suit therapy combined with dual-task training on gross motor performance and walking abilities in children with diplegic cerebral palsy.
详细描述
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive motor impairment syndrome caused by brain defects or lesions that occur in an immature brain before, during, or within two years after birth.
Therapeutic approaches for CP include neurodevelopmental treatment, Vojta therapy, sensory integration therapy, and conductive education. Specific therapeutic strategies for CP may differ, but they all aim to improve the independence of children with CP.
Suit therapy is a relatively new and experimental form of therapy designed to help those with cerebral palsy improve muscle tone, posture, and movements.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age from 6 to 12 years.
- •Both sexes.
- •A medical diagnosis of spastic diplegic CP made by pediatricians or pediatric neurologists.
- •Children with spasticity grades ranged from 1 to 2+ according to the Modified Ashworth scale (MAS).
- •Children who can sit on the chair with good balance and recognize and follow verbal orders and commands are included in both testing and training techniques.
排除标准
- •They had a permanent deformity (bony or soft tissue contractures).
- •Children having visual or auditory defects.
- •Current hospitalization for urgent medical reasons.
- •Severe mental retardation.
- •Children who will undergo fewer than twelve regular sessions of physical therapy at their place will not be included in the survey.
- •Children with a history of epileptic seizure or any diagnosed cardiac or orthopedic disability that may hinder assessment methods and treatment.
研究组 & 干预措施
Group (A)
Patients will receive suit therapy.
干预措施: Suit therapy (Other)
Group (B)
Patients will receive suit therapy in addition to dual-task exercises.
干预措施: Suit therapy + Dual-task exercises (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Evaluation of Gross Motor Function Measure 88 (GMFM-88)
时间窗: 3 months post-exercise
The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) 88 will be used to determine the severity of each case and to assess the child's motor performance in five dimensions: lying and rolling (17 items); sitting (20 items); crawling and kneeling (14 items); standing (13 items); and walking, running, and jumping (24 items). All items will be checked and scored before interpretation of the child's performance in each dimension. Scores of each dimension will be expressed as a percentage of the maximum scores for that dimension. The total score will be obtained by averaging the percentage scores across the five dimensions. Individual dimensions of GMFM-88 can be administered depending on the child's current level of function.
次要结局
- Evaluation of balance using the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS)(3 months post-exercise)
研究者
Waleed Saleh Althobaiti
B.Sc. in Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Kafrelsheikh University