EFFECT OF BRAIN GYM EXERCISES ON FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Primary Endpoint
- cognitive functions will be measured by computer-based RehaCom software. It is a valid and reliable tool. higher score indicate worse results
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Brain gym is a series of exercises developed to enhance learning by improving cognitive function and fostering a stronger mind-body connection. It uses physical and mental techniques to stimulate both hemispheres of the brain. This approach is rooted in kinesiology and applied neuroscience, fields that study the relationship between bodily movements and brain activity.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 6 Years to 10 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •A diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic CP
- •Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS)
- •The age of the selected children will range from 6 to 8 years old.
- •Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS
Exclusion Criteria
- •1 - Children with visual or auditory problems.
- •Children with severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 65 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale).
- •3. Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery in the last 6 months
Arms & Interventions
brain gym exercises and designed physical therapy program
Intervention: brain gym exercise (Other)
designed physical therapy program
Intervention: specially designed pt program (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
cognitive functions will be measured by computer-based RehaCom software. It is a valid and reliable tool. higher score indicate worse results
Time Frame: 3 month
The quality of life of all children will be assessed by pediatric quality of life scale which is a valid and reliable scale to assess quality of life in CP children. higher scores indicate better results. raw scores range from 0 to 100
Time Frame: 3 month
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Alaa Fahmy Hassan Al Nemr
assistant professor at faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university
Cairo University