Effectiveness of Standing Frame on Constipation in Children With Cerebral Palsy: a Single Subject Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- bowel evacuation frequency
研究概览
简要总结
Children with Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegia or severe diplegia suffer from highly reduced mobility and consequent constipation. Clinicians frequently recommend standing-frames to exercise the support reaction in this population, sharing the opinion that the upright position may facilitate intestinal transit, although no evidence supports this assumption.
The investigators conducted this single-subject research to determine the effects of the standing-frame on the frequency of evacuation in chronically constipated children with CP and quadriplegia.
Moreover, the investigators studied its effects on the frequency of induction of evacuation, the characteristics of the stool and the pain suffered by the child due to constipation and/or evacuation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 3 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
bowel evacuation frequency
时间窗: 14 weeks
Using a daily-diary where the caregivers collect the data about the bowel evacuation frequency
次要结局
- Bowel evacuation inductions frequency(14 weeks)
研究者
Stefania Costi
MSc in PT
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia