Comparison of the short-term effects of jump training to Vojta therapy on spasticity of the calf muscles in children with cerebral palsy
- Conditions
- G80-G83Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes
- Registration Number
- DRKS00032026
- Lead Sponsor
- niversität zu Lübeck
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Diagnosis of spastic CP [unilateral, bilateral]
GMFCS level I-III, ability to walk with or without assistive device
Age: 7- 18 years
Ability and possibility of hand or forearm support
Sufficient Cognitive Capacity: understanding of intervention instructions: Counting to 10 and performing the verbal movement instruction, the one-legg-stance
Cardiopulmonary disorders GMFCS Level IV-V.
Medication:
- Dosage change from oral baclofen within the last week
- Local botulinum toxin treatment of calf within last three months Lower limb surgery:
- Soft tissue surgery within the last three months
- Operations with bony involvement within the last six months
- Structural contractures of the upper ankle joint: range of motion in
Dorsal extension/flexion from 0° - 5° - 40° with knee flexed
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The passive range of motion and the tardieu of the upper ankle, the 10-metre walk test and the timed up and go test are recorded before the intervention (T1) directly after the completion of the intervention (T2).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The passive range of motion and the tardieu of the upper ankle, the 10-metre walk test and the timed up and go test one hour after the intervention (T3) are recorded.