A sit-to-stand exercise program for mobility and self-care function in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University0 个研究点目标入组 38 人开始时间: 2019年11月5日最近更新: 2021年4月19日

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•Participants will be children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to12 years. The inclusion criteria of this study are as follows: (1) any type of cerebral palsy (e.g. spastic, athetoid, ataxic); (2) classified as level III to IV on the Gross Motor Function Classification system (GMFCS); (3) able to sit-to-stand with or without assistance of caregiver or furniture without falling; (4) able to follow simple verbal instruction such as, ‘stand up, please’.
•Caregivers of these children will be included if they are the primary carer for the child, and they speak Thai fluently.

•Children will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: (1) had an orthopedic intervention, selective dorsal rhizotomy, or botulinum toxin injection to the lower extremities within the previous 6 months; (2) orthopedic problems or medical conditions such as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, or Spinal Muscular Atrophy, that prevent children from participating in the exercise training.
•Caregivers of these children will be excluded if they cannot understand and speak Thai fluently.

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Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University