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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN15808719
ISRCTN15808719
Active, Not Recruiting
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Clinical effectiveness of a child-specific dynamic stretching programme, compared to usual care, for ambulant children with spastic cerebral palsy (SPELL trial): a parallel group randomised controlled trial

niversity of Oxford0 sites334 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2023

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Cerebral palsy
Sponsor
niversity of Oxford
Enrollment
334
Status
Active, Not Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 1, 2023
End Date
September 1, 2026
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Children 4\-11 years (i.e. from their 4th birthday to the day before their 12th birthday)
  • 2\. Diagnosis of spastic CP (bilateral or unilateral) GMFCS levels I–III
  • 3\. Willing for their community physiotherapy service and GP to be informed of their participation in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patient has had orthopaedic surgery of the lower limbs or selective dorsal rhizotomy in the past 12 months or planned (i.e. date confirmed) in the next 6 months
  • 2\. Patient has had lower limb botulinum toxin injections or serial casting in the past 4 months or planned (i.e. date confirmed) in the next 6 months
  • 3\. Patient is regularly performing a structured dynamic exercise programme focused on dynamic stretching as part of their usual physiotherapy routine
  • 4\. Patient is unable to comply with the assessment procedures and exercise programme with or without support by their parent/guardian

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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