A trial to study the add on effects of Ayurveda in the treatment of cerebral palsy
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G80- Cerebral palsy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/10/021678
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research CIMR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Children diagnosed with Spastic CP
2. Age between 2 and 12 years
3. Both Genders
3. Gross Motor Function Classification System levels II, III, IV&V (Detailed in Annexure- II)
4. Patients/guardian willing to comply with all study related visits and follow instructions as advised by consulting physician
1.Children with Epilepsy
2.Children with fixed Contractures.
3.Children with systemic diseases such as renal or cardiac disorders
4.Any orthopaedic surgery
5.Subjects received botulinum toxin injection in the past 6 months,
6.Serial casting or new orthotics within the past 3 months.
7.Initiating or increasing oral medications that affect the neuromuscular system, e.g. baclofen, diazepam, within the past 3 months.
8.Children who are presently undergoing Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy(m-CIMT)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spasticity by Modified Ashworth scaleTimepoint: Baseline,1st month,2nd month, 3rdmonth and 2 months after completion of study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Range of movement (ROM) by goniometry <br/ ><br>2.Muscle strength using handheld dynamometer (wherever possible) <br/ ><br>3.Gross motor function by GMFCS E&R <br/ ><br>4.Cognition and Behaviour by Developmental Profile -3 and Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) <br/ ><br>5.Quality of Life by Ped. QOL inventory <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline,1st month,2nd month, 3rdmonth and 2 months after completion of study