Calf Muscle Strength and Standing Efficiency in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Interventions: Other: selected physical therapy program; Other: Strengthening exercise + Electrical stimulation of calf muscle

• Registration Number: NCT02105649
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

It will be hypothesized that strengthening the calf muscles will improve standing efficiency in children with spastic diplegia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-07
• Primary Completion: 2014-07
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Children age will be ranging between 2 and 4 years.
• They are classified at level III by GMFCS-ER, i.e. they can stand with minimal support.
• Full mobile lower limbs joints.
• Children with mild and moderate spasticity ( i.e. grade 1 and 2, according to Modified Ashworth Scale).

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with severe spasticity ( i.e. grade 4, according to Modified Ashworth Scale).
• Fixed deformities.
• Uncontrolled seizures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
No calf muscle strengthening group	selected physical therapy program	control group will receive only the selected physical therapy program
calf muscle strengthenig group	Strengthening exercise + Electrical stimulation of calf muscle	experimental group will receive the same selected physical therapy program in addition to manual and mechanical strengthening exercises and electrical stimulation program for calf muscles of both lower limbs.
calf muscle strengthenig group	selected physical therapy program	experimental group will receive the same selected physical therapy program in addition to manual and mechanical strengthening exercises and electrical stimulation program for calf muscles of both lower limbs.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gross Motor Function Measure	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ultrasonography	2 months	To measure calf muscle thickness

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Giza, Egypt