Evaluation of effectiveness of Cold therapy on spasticity among children with cerebral palsy

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, (2) ICD-10 Condition: G802||Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy, (3) ICD-10 Condition: G800||Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/06/088251
• Lead Sponsor: Liji Abraham

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of cold therapy in reducing spasticity among children with spastic cerebral palsy attending physiotherapy at selected early intervention centres in tertiary care hospitals in Western Maharashtra. A total of 50 children aged 2 to 12 years with mild to moderate spasticity will be recruited using systematic random sampling. Participants will be randomly allocated into control and intervention groups with 25 children in each group. The intervention group will receive cold therapy applied for 15 minutes to the affected limb before physiotherapy or occupational therapy twice a week for four weeks. The control group will receive standard therapy alone. Spasticity levels will be assessed before and after the intervention using the Modified Ashworth Scale. The study aims to compare spasticity levels between and within groups and determine any association with selected demographic variables. This research will provide evidence on the effectiveness of cold therapy as a non pharmacological intervention in the management of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Children diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy Children with mild to moderate degree of spasticity in the upper limbs or lower limbs Mothers of children with spastic cerebral palsy who knows Hindi or English or Marathi and who are willing to give consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with fixed contractures or deformities in the affected limb Previous surgical intervention in the affected limb.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
degree of spasticity	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Command Hospital; 🇮🇳 Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Command Hospital

🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Ms Liji Abraham

Principal investigator

9503388273

oceanglowpath@gmail.com