Effects of an electrotherapeutic modality on knee flexion movement in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy: pilot study
Phase 2
Terminated
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Registration Number
- RBR-5d963p8
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Estadual Paulistana
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Terminated
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Ability to voluntarily perform knee extension, obtain grade II and grade III spasticity classification of the knee flexor muscles according to the modified Ashworth scale.
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to reach the atopic position even with the help of the therapist or auxiliary device, a process performed in any of the lower limbs in the last six months and an intellectual disability that interferes with the understanding of the procedures.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess whether Extracorporeal Shock Wave treatment has a beneficial effect on strength, height range, patellar height and spasticity in children with spastic-type brain flexibility.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method significant gain in ROM in passive knee extension by goniometry; When evaluating the TPTT, with 90º of knee flexion, it was observed that there was a significant decrease immediately after the application of the SW (T1), which was maintained for one week (T2); after the application of the SW, it was noted that there was a release of knee extensor tone and hamstring muscles, both groups irradiated in a similar way, which favored the increase in ROM.<br>There was no significant difference in the strength of the knee extensor muscles and in the electromyographic activation of the rectus femoris, vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles (p > 0.05)