Osteopathy for children with Cerebral Palsy

Completed

Conditions: Cerebral palsy
Nervous System Diseases

Registration Number: ISRCTN45840554

Lead Sponsor: Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy classified as categories 2 - 5 of the Gross Motor Function Classification System
2. Aged 5 - 12 years, either sex
3. Live in study area, i.e. Devon or Greater London
4. At least one English speaking and literate parent
5. Must live at home with their parents/carers

Exclusion Criteria

1. Classified as category 1 of the Gross Motor Function Classification System
2. Those who have had osteopathy within the previous year
3. Those who live in residential school

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Gross Motor Function Measure assessed by a physiotherapist at 6 months, blinded to the child?s allocation group<br>2. Child Health Questionnaire at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months (please note that due to an update to this record on 03/02/2010, this outcome was upgraded from a secondary outcome to a primary outcome)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Paediatric Pain Profile at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months<br>2. 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF36) at at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months<br>3. Sleep and Fit Diary at at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months<br>4. Child Self-Report Pain Measure at at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months<br>5. General Global Assessment of Health at 10 weeks and 6 months