Effect of Posture and Passive Cycling on Cardiac Autonomic Control System in Children With Severe Cerebral Palsy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Interventions
- Device: APT cycling systemDevice: Innowalk cycling system
- Registration Number
- NCT02599025
- Lead Sponsor
- Ziv Hospital
- Brief Summary
The investigators will examine the immediate contribution of position and movement on the functioning of the autonomic cardiac control system.
- Detailed Description
Standing position is a routine therapeutic tool for improving bone density in children with cerebral palsy. The autonomous immediate response for these children is defective. In recent years it has been shown that there is an association between bone density and autonomic function .
In this paper the investigators will examine how the addition of movement to standing subjects contribute to changes in heart rate and blood pressure.
The hypothesis is that the integration of movement while standing presents a change in the autonomic response and thus may improve bone density.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
- Motor ability of GMFCS IV-V
Exclusion Criteria
- Children with hip subluxation
- On Baclofen inhaler treatment
- Heart disease
- surgical procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cycling supine postion APT cycling system Children lying down with APT cycling system Cycling standing postion Innowalk cycling system Children standing with Innowalk cycling system
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure monitoring 10 minutes Heart rate variability 10 minutes each position
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method