The effect of traditional Thai massage vs. routine physical therapy on gait pattern in spastic cerebral palsy
Phase 1
- Conditions
- There are sill lack of physical therapist in the rural area for those cerebral palsy(CP) patients in Thailand. Fortunately, a traditional Thai massage is still one of the treatment strategies for the musculoskeletal problems (except for CPs) as an alternative choice. Therefore, if the traditional Thai massage is able to improve gait pattern in the CP patients represented by gait profile score(GPS), the treatment accessibility will be improved for those who live in the rural area.Cerebral palsy, Traditional Thai massage, Physical therapy, Gait profile score
- Registration Number
- TCTR20220530007
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Orthopedic surgery
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- nknown
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
1.Spastic cerebral palsy patient
2.Age more than 10 years
3.Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I to III
Exclusion Criteria
1.Body temperature more than 38.0 degree Celsius
2.Coagulopathy
3.Unhealed fracture
4.Fixed joint contracture
5.Skin infection
6.Contact dermatitis
7.Received Botulinum A toxin within 6 months
8.Attention deficit hyperactive disorder
9.Behavioral disorder
10.Uncontrolled epilepsy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gait profile score(GPS) 6 weeks after each arms is done the root mean square(RMS) difference between particular gait trial and averaged data from people with no gait pathology
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxygen consumption, Foot pressure, Electromyography, Temporal spatial, Kinematic, Kinetics 6 weeks after each arms is done from 3D gait analysis,Popliteal angle, Range of motion(Passive and Active) 6 weeks after each arms is done from the physical examination