The effect of muscle strengthening in children with cerebral palsy
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cerebral palsy
- Registration Number
- RBR-8jtkww
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Uberlândia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Children with cerebral palsy, that are in treatment of rehabilitation at Association Assistance for Disable Child (AACD)in the city of Uberlândia-MG, who have between six to fifteen years old, whose parents or guardians have signed consent forms; that present motor level I, II, III do Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and that present to perform cognitive tasks Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)and that did not undergo into medical procedures (botulinum toxin and surgery) for six months and have no deformities or pain
Exclusion Criteria
Children with clinical instability, such as seizures or who require frequent hospitalizations or those who have pain and deformity or those who have three absences in a month
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of the patients functional capacity submmitted from the treatment.To evaluate it will be used the International Classification of Functioning check list (to stand up, to be up, walk short distances, walk long distances, go up/down, run, walk inside and outside the house and walk using equipment), the items D and E of the Gross Motor Funtion Measure (GMFM), modified scale Ashwort, manual muscle testing force and the 1-minute walk test. And to have the awaited result, it will be considered a variation of at least 5% in each test, a questionnaire and scale used in pre and pos intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improviment of the muscle activation pattern, the quality of recruitment muscles and the quality of life. To evaluate this variables it will be utilized the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) according to age and activity electromyographic of the main muscles of the lower members and trunk during sitting and standing from a chair (spinal erector muscle, rectus abdominis muscle, muscle gluteus medius, adductor longus muscle, vastus lateralis muscle, biceps femoris muscle, hamstring, lateral gastrocnemius muscle, tibial anterior muscle) And to have the awaited result, it will be considered a variation of at least 5% in each evaluation used pre and pos intervenction