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Clinical Trials/NCT05316090
NCT05316090CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Core Stability Excercises Program on Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Cairo University2 sites in 1 country30 target enrollmentStarted: February 8, 2021Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
30
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Pediatric reach test

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Purpose of the study:

To evaluate effect of core stability exercises program on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

Thirty spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children of both sexes will be selected from General hospitals and private centers in El-Minia government with the following criteria:

  1. The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
  2. Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale
  3. Children in study group will be treated using core stability exercises program in addition to traditional program and children in the control group will be treated using traditional physical therapy program.
  4. Trunk control measurement scale and pediatric reach test will be used to evaluate each child individually before and after 6 successive weeks of treatment, three times per week.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
3 Years to 6 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
  • Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale(Bohannon and Smith, 1987).
  • Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Exclusion Criteria

  • Fructures and fixed deformities

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pediatric reach test

Time Frame: assessment after 6 weeks of intervention

Reaching score

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Mai Elsayed Abbass

Lecturer of pediatric physical therapy

Cairo University

Study Sites (2)

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