an Investigation of the Relationship Between Walking Ability and Limit of Stability in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Gait, Spastic
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparlan University
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Gait parameters (stride length in cm, step width in cm, time in swing phase in second, time in stance phase in second)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Trunk control in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP) is impaired. They have weaker trunk muscle strenght, and insufficient sitting/standing balance according to their developing peers. Since their weak trunk muscles and insufficient balance responses, they are not able to walk as functional similar to their peers. Additionaly limit of stability is worsen in children with CP. Investigation of the relationship between walking ability and limit of stability when seated position is important to understand which child is acceptable for training of walk. However we did not found any study to explain it. Therefore the aim of this study is to investigate walking ability and limit of stability in children with spastic CP, and to compare their developing peers.
Investigators
Bayram Sırrı
Phisical Therapist, Research Asistant, Master in Science
Muş Alparlan University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •spastic serebral palsy, between the ages 6-15 years, between the I-IV. levels of GMFCS, be able to understand command given by physical therapist
Exclusion Criteria
- •undergone botulinum toxin A to upper and/or lower extremities, undergone any surgery to their extremities, be at the V. levels of GMFCS
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Gait parameters (stride length in cm, step width in cm, time in swing phase in second, time in stance phase in second)
Time Frame: 20 minutes
Gait parameters will be assessed by GAITRite walking way system.
Limit of stability when sitting and standing position in cm
Time Frame: 20 minutes
Limit of stability will be evaluated by BERTEC balance system.