Relationship Between Isometric Muscle Strength and Gross Motor Function in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Hemiplegia

• Registration Number: NCT05614167
• Lead Sponsor: Badr University

Brief Summary

Muscle strength can be defined as the ability of skeletal muscle to develop force for the purpose of providing stability and mobility within the musculoskeletal system, so that functional movement can take place.

Detailed Description

Cerebral palsy describes a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fatal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, cognition, communication, perception, and/or behaviour, and/or by a seizure disorder

The development and changes in motor function, both natural and with therapy, can be assessed using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) created for children with CP

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-05
• Study Start: 2022-11-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-14
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-12
• Study Completion: 2023-02-12
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 97

Inclusion Criteria

1. Their age between 6 and 12 years old.
2. Grade 1and 2 according to the Modified Ashworth scale (RW and Smith, 1987).
3. They could walk with limitation or holding on according to GMFCS (level I, II) (Palisano et al., 1997).
4. They were able to understand and follow verbal instructions.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with any visual or auditory problems.
2. Children with any surgical interference in the lower limb.
3. Children with any structural deformities in joints and bones of lower limbs.
4. Children with any special medications affecting muscle functions (anti-spastic drugs).
5. Children who suffer from other diseases or associated disorders that interfered with physical activity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gross motor function measure	3 months	standing and walking domain
Isometric muscle strength	3 months	a handheld dynamometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Badr University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt