Motor and psychological effects of intervention with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Physiotherapeutic treatment in children with Cerebral Palsy
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current StimulationC10.228.140.140.254
- Registration Number
- RBR-104h4s4y
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Children of both sexes with cerebral palsy diagnosed by a neurologist; who were between 8 and 12 years old; with Gross Motor Function Classification levels I or II; independent gait for at least 1 year and a degree of understanding with the execution of the procedures to be performed.
Exclusion Criteria
Children without cerebral palsy; or who have other neurological comorbidities; or who are outside the age group of 8 to 12 years; Volunteers who do not understand simple commands or who remain seated; or who have a history of surgery or neurolytic block in the last year; metal implants in the skull or use of hearing aids.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find a significant improvement in gross motor function in children submitted to electrostimulation associated with physiotherapeutic exercises. A significant improvement in behavioral symptoms assessed based on CABI scores, a 113-question questionnaire to assess behavioral and psychological conditions, was also expected.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that the Quality of Life Inventory PedsQL score will improve significantly and that the Parental Anxiety and Depression outcome that will be assessed using the Anxiety and Stress Scale for Depression (DASS21) will show significant improvement.