Comparing lower extremity muscle activation patterns of simulated walking using an end-effector type robot with real level and stair walking in children with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
(a) spastic bilateral cerebral palsy between age 5 and 13,
(b) level I or II according to GMFCS,
(c) height over 100cm,
(d) able to obey commands and conform to the study protocols.
Exclusion Criteria
(a) severe intellectual disability to obey the study protocol,
(b) other types of cerebral palsy (e.g. dystonic or ataxic),
(c) severe lower limb spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale=3), or severe fixed joint contractures,
(d) history of botulinum toxin injection or lower limb cast application within 3 months of study,
(e) history of lower extremity orthopedic surgery within 6 months of study,
(f) skin defects or diseases disabling the use of surface EMG,
(g) presence of other musculoskeletal diseases (e.g. myopathy, osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle activation pattern on surface electromyography
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Onset and termination points of muscle activity during gait cycle