A Pilot Study of a Therapeutic Dance Intervention for Children With Cerebral Palsy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 9
- 主要终点
- Congruent Trial (Hearts) Accuracy
研究概览
简要总结
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have motor impairments that may limit participation in standard physical activity (PA) programs. Adapted PA interventions may help address this gap. Dance-based interventions may support coordination, posture, muscle strength, motor learning, and executive function. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and preliminary effects of a therapeutic ballet intervention designed for children with CP on physiological and executive function outcomes.
详细描述
Eight children with cerebral palsy (CP), ages 9 to 14 years, participated in a six-week therapeutic ballet intervention. Participants underwent pre- and post-intervention assessments of body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), muscle strength by hand-grip dynamometry, habitual physical activity, gait, selective motor control, and executive function. Follow-up assessments of habitual physical activity, gait, and executive function were completed 4 to 5 weeks after the intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 9 Years 至 15 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Cerebral palsy spastic diplegia and/or hemiplegia
- •Absence of health problems that would preclude participation in exercise
- •Male or female age 9 - 15 years inclusive at the time of consent
- •Minimum level of intellectual functioning (e.g., as determined by an IQ score of 80 or above or other education placement and testing indicating sufficient understanding)
- •Ability to complete study measures at the assessment
- •Ability to participate in dance classes conducted in English
- •Interest in learning ballet
- •Intact vision
- •Intact hearing
- •Able to ambulate independently in the community with or without a device
- •Intact proprioception in lower extremities
- •Able to complete assessment measures and consents in English
- •Referral from the child's pediatrician or other physician indicating that the child is physically able to participate in an exercise intervention
排除标准
- •Children with a current diagnosis of severe Major Depressive Disorder
- •Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- •Other major medical conditions that prohibit full participation and children with severe developmental disorders (e.g., mental retardation, severe autism) or with physical impairments that prohibit full participation were excluded from the study.
研究组 & 干预措施
Children with CP
Children with CP (9-15 years old) participated in a therapeutic dance program to improve physical, physiological and cognitive outcomes.
干预措施: Therapeutic Dance (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Congruent Trial (Hearts) Accuracy
时间窗: 12 weeks
Inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (hearts and flowers computer task) The scale title is Accuracy (%) and the measurement is percent correct, where the higher scores mean better results and more accuracy. Accuracy ranges from about 20%-100%
Congruent Trial (Hearts) Response Time
时间窗: 12 weeks
Inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (hearts and flowers computer task) The scale title is Response Time in milliseconds (ms), the lower the number the better the score. The range is about 550ms-1100ms.
Incongruent Trial (Flowers) Accuracy
时间窗: 12 weeks
Inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (hearts and flowers computer task) The scale title is Accuracy (%) and the measurement is percent correct, where the higher scores mean better results and more accuracy. Accuracy ranges from about 20%-100%
Incongruent Trial (Flowers) Response Time
时间窗: 12 weeks
Inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (hearts and flowers computer task) The scale title is Response Time in milliseconds (ms), the lower the number the better the score. The range is about 550ms-1100ms.
Mixed Trial (Hearts and Flowers) Accuracy
时间窗: 8 weeks
Inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (hearts and flowers computer task) The scale title is Accuracy (%) and the measurement is percent correct, where the higher scores mean better results and more accuracy. Accuracy ranges from about 20%-100%
Mixed Trial (Hearts and Flowers) Response Time
时间窗: 8 weeks
Inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (hearts and flowers computer task) The scale title is Response Time in milliseconds (ms), the lower the number the better the score. The range is about 550ms-1100ms.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Shlomit Aizik
Professor
University of California, Irvine