Effect of stimulation of the senses in the head control in children with cerebral palsy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: cerebral palsy, child, head, postural balance; C10.228.140.140.254; M01.060.406; A01.456; G11.427.690

• Registration Number: RBR-8xttkv
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Educação Física/ Universidade de Brasília

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy classified V level Gross Motor Functional Classification System - GMFCS, aged 9 and 36 months.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Children who completed 36 months before the final evaluation; 2) associated syndromes; 3) seizures outside clinical control; 4) structural musculoskeletal deformities preventing the execution of motor intervention; 5) Total visual impairment; 6) hearing loss

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased activation of the cervical muscles, found by analysis and the kinematic surface electromyography, at baseline and end of study.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in time to support the head, checked by means of kinematic analysis at baseline and end of study.