Benefits aquatic physical therapy in the trunk control in children with cerebral palsy

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• Conditions: Cerebral palsy; C10.228.140.140.254

• Registration Number: RBR-5rh6cg
• Lead Sponsor: Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of spastic diparesis type of Cerebral Palsy; level IV to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS); aged 4 years to 10 years and 11 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Uncooperative patients; unable to understand the proposed activities; undergoing orthopedic surgery or peripheral blocks less than 6 months ago.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved trunk control after 16 sessions of aquatic physical therapy protocol with emphasis to the trunk, verified by the increase in the final score of Trunk Control Mensuarement Scale (TCMS), from the observation of a variation of at least 5 % in pre measurements and post intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved functionality after 16 sessions of aquatic physical therapy protocol with emphasis to the trunk, verified by the increase in the final score of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM -88), greater muscle activation by surface electromyography (EMG), increase in score of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) trunk, improved scores in flexometer Wells, increase the final score of the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ, PF-50), from the observation of a variation of at least 5 % in pre and post intervention measurements.