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Gross Motor Function and Living Skills in CP

Completed
Conditions
Cerebral Palsy
Registration Number
NCT06460779
Lead Sponsor
Riphah International University
Brief Summary

Cerebral palsy (CP) is non-progressive disorder, which undergoes mishap to the developing brain and it affects a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Old name of CP is "Little's disease".Through social and community participation, children and youth with cerebral palsy (CP) form friendships, gain knowledge, learn skills, express creativity, and determine meaning and purpose in life. The purpose of this study is (1) to determine whether social and community participation of children and youth with CP differ based on age, sex, and gross motor function, and (2) to identify the types of activities in which social and community participation are highest

Detailed Description

Those participants will be excluded having any unstable medical condition that precluded safe community physical activity, any orthopedic or neurological surgery in the previous 6 months, moderate to profound intellectual disability, moderate to severe communication disability, severe visual impairment, any sensory impairment or psychological disorder. The tools that will be used are WHODAS 2.0(WHO Disability Assessment Schedule), Washington Group Short Set of Disability Questions, Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation Activities of Daily Living, Functional Mobility and Participation. Data will be analyzed on SPSS version 25, normality of the data will be checked and data will be presented in the form of descriptive statistics, mean, SD range correlation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) score greater than or equal to 12.

  • Children with age group of 6 to 12 years.
  • With diagnosis of CP.
  • WHOdas Cognition - score 2.5.
  • Mobility - score 2.5.
  • Self-care - score 2.5 attending to one's hygiene, dressing, eating and staying alone.
  • Getting along -score 2.5 interacting with other people.
  • Life activities -score 2.5 domestic responsibilities, leisure, work and school.
  • Participation - score 2.5 joining in community activities, participating in society
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Exclusion Criteria

Any unstable medical condition that precluded safe community physical activity.

  • Having any orthopedic or neurological surgery in the previous 6 months.
  • Moderate to profound Intellectual disability.
  • Moderate to severe communication disability.
  • Severe visual impairmen
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Communication Function Classification System6 weeks

The CFCS is a tool used to classify the everyday communication of an individual with cerebral palsy into one of five levels according to effectiveness of communication. It consists of five levels which describe everyday communication ability

Washington Group Short Set of Disability Questions6 weeks

The WG-SS is intended for use in censuses and surveys To maximize international comparability, the WG-SS obtains information on difficulties a person may have in undertaking basic functioning activities that apply to people in all cultures and societies and of all nationalities and so are universally applicable.

Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation6 weeks

The CASP is a 20-items 4-scales parent-report instrument covering attendance and involvement in the areas "home", "community", "school", and "living activities".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
WHODAS 2.0 participation in home and community in children with cerebral palsy6 weeks

practical, generic assessment instrument that can measure health and disability at population level. It captures the level of functioning in 6 domains of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah International University

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Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

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