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Hydrotherapy CP and Lying Down to Sitting Position

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cerebral Palsy
Interventions
Other: Hydrotherapy programm
Registration Number
NCT05091892
Lead Sponsor
University of Thessaly
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a very specific hydrotherapy programm on the movement from lying down to sitting position for children with CP

Detailed Description

40 children aged 5-11 years with cerebral palsy and difficulty in the transfer activity from lying down to sitting position were randomly divided into 2 groups of 20 children, a land group and a water group. The children of the land attended a neurodevelopmental treatment program and the water group a very specific program in hydrotherapy on combined rotation at all levels. The water program was implemented by specialized physiotherapists in hydrotherapy. The duration of the program for both groups was 3 months. On the first and last day of the intervention, an evaluation of all children was performed using the GMFM and PBS evaluation tests of the evaluation parameters of the transfer from the lying position to the sitting position.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Cerebral palsy
  • DIfficulties from lying down to sitting posistion
Exclusion Criteria
  • Surgery or injection of botilium toxin in the last year.
  • Scheduled surgery or injection of botilium toxin.
  • Uncontrolled seizures.
  • Do not run elementary commands or play a test representation.
  • Autism.
  • Syndromes without OP.
  • Serious vision problem.
  • Absence from the treatment program for more than a week.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Water GroupHydrotherapy programmNeurodevelopmental treatment
Land GroupHydrotherapy programmLonqitudinal, transversal and compined rotation in a hydrotherapy programm
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
GMFM3 months

Gross Motor Function Measurement

PBS3 months

Paediatric Balance test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Konstantinos Chandolias

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Thessaloniki, Greece

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