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Virtual Reality Versus Balance Beam on Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Not Applicable
Conditions
Walking Performance in Spastic Hemiplegic Children
Balance Problems in Spastic Hemiplegic Children
Registration Number
NCT05463718
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Is there any difference between the use of Virtual reality and Balance beam on walking performance in children with Spastic Hemiplegic Children?

Detailed Description

To compare the effect of Virtual reality and the traditional physical therapy program based on Neurodevelopmental technique with Spastic Hemiplegic Children.

To compare the effect of Balance beam and the traditional physical therapy program based on Neurodevelopmental technique with Spastic Hemiplegic Children.

To compare the effect of Virtual reality and Balance beam on walking performance in children with Spastic Hemiplegic Children.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ranges from 7 to 11 years old, from both genders.
  • Modified Ashworth scale adopted from, (Bohannon and Smith,1987) was used to select the patients with grade 1 and 1+ of Spasticity.
  • They were able to stand and walk.
  • Gross motor function measure scale GMFM (level I &II). (Russell et al. ,2013).
  • Children with good mentality to understand the evaluation steps.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Children who have orthopedic surgery or Botulinum Toxin-A injection in the last 6 months.
  • Children who have any spinal deformities.
  • Children with severe muscle contracture.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Balance it will be assist by HUMAC Balance Assessment system6 month

Evaluation materials that used in assist balance :

HUMAC Balance Assessment system consists of:

1- The force platform 2- The HUMAC CD holding the operating program This test will be use assess the sensory integration of balance and postural control in the conditions of eyes open and eyes closed from standing, lasts for 30 second and the test was repeated for three times and the mean value is calculated from the result of each trial which appears in the form of percent of stability in each trial

Walking ability6 month

Evaluation materials

Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) it is a valid and reliable instrumentation using to asses walking capacity The child of this test is to walk as far as possible for 6 minutes. You will walk back and forth in this hallway, after the test, measured walking capacity exercise (BP, HR and SpO2) were re-measured.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Physical Therapy

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Physical Therapy
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt
physical therapy, doctoral
Contact
02 37617691
un.grad@pt.cu.edu.eg

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