Investigation of the Effects of Diaphragm Exercises in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Respiratory Muscle Strength Measurement (Maximum Expiratory Pressure)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of diaphragmatic myofascial relaxation exercise and diaphragmatic breathing exercises added to the conventional physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP), primarily on MIP, MEP, and secondarily on thoracic cage mobility, pulmonary functions and sitting ability.
Detailed Description
This research is a randomized controlled trial. Volunteers diagnosed with cerebral palsy who applied to Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital will participate in the research. A voluntary consent form will be obtained from the participants at the beginning of the study. Demographic and clinical information form will be filled for each patient at the beginning of the study before clinical evaluations. Demographic and clinical information form; Age, gender, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), how many weeks were born, birth weight, drug use, disease history, number of siblings, neonatal intensive care hospitalization history, education level of parents will be questioned. The Gross Motor Functional Classification System (KMFSS) will be used to determine the functionality levels of the volunteers who will participate in the study. The following tests will be applied to all of the volunteers who will participate in our study before and after the intervention: Respiratory Muscle Strength Measurement Thoracic Cage Mobility Assessment Pulmonary Function Tests Gross Motor Functional Measurement (part B) Children meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to two groups. The control and research groups will receive an individualized conventional rehabilitation program for 45 minutes, 2 days a week for 8 weeks. In addition to conventional rehabilitation, manual diaphragmatic relaxation exercises and diaphragmatic breathing exercises will be applied to the children in the research group two days a week. After 8 weeks of intervention and control group applications, the evaluations made at the beginning of the intervention will be repeated. The evaluations of the two groups will be compared statistically and the results will be interpreted.
Investigators
Berna Karamancıoğlu
Research Assistant
Uskudar University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
- •Being between the ages of 5-15
- •Gross Motor Functional Classification System 1,2 or 3
- •To be at a cognitive level to be able to understand and apply the instructions in the tests (SFT, MIP, MEP) to be applied
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having had a surgical operation in the last 6 months
- •Presence of scoliosis detected above 30 degrees
- •Having a planned surgery within 3 months from the start of the study
- •Have a chronic lung disease
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Respiratory Muscle Strength Measurement (Maximum Expiratory Pressure)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
It will be used as the primary outcome measure in the study. In our study, respiratory muscle strength will be measured with a portable intraoral pressure measuring device (MicroRPM) Maximum static expiratory pressure (MEP) will be measured at maximum post-inspiratory total lung capacity. Measurements will be made twice in a sitting position with verbal encouragement and using a nose clip. The highest value obtained, with no more than 10% or 10 cmH2O difference between the two measured values, will be used for analysis
Respiratory Muscle Strength Measurement (Maximum inspiratory pressure)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
It will be used as the primary outcome measure in the study. In our study, respiratory muscle strength will be measured with a portable intraoral pressure measuring device (MicroRPM) Maximum static inspiratory pressure (MIP) will be measured at residual volume after maximum expiration. Measurements will be made twice in a sitting position with verbal encouragement and using a nose clip. The highest value obtained, with no more than 10% or 10cmH2O difference between the two measured values, will be used for analysis
Thoracic Cage Mobility Assessment
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Chest circumference measurements will be used to determine respiratory type. Measurements will be recorded in centimeters, using a tape measure, in an upright sitting position, from the axillary, epigastric and subcostal regions, the difference between neutral, deep inspiration and deep expiration
Secondary Outcomes
- Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT)(8 weeks)
- Gross Motor Functional Measurement (Part B)(8 weeks)