Back to resultsEffect of Core Stability Excercises Program on Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Primary Purpose
Cerebral Palsy
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Egypt
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Core stability exercises program
Traditional physical therapy program
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
- Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale(Bohannon and Smith, 1987).
- Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Fructures and fixed deformities
Sites / Locations
- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
study group
control group
Arm Description
Children in study group treated using core stability exercises program in addition to traditional program
Children in the control group treated using traditional physical therapy program.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Pediatric reach test
Reaching score
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05316090
Brief Title
Effect of Core Stability Excercises Program on Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Official Title
Effect of Core Stability Excercises Program on Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
March 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 8, 2021 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
August 1, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
August 8, 2021 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Cairo University
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Purpose of the study:
To evaluate effect of core stability exercises program on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.
Detailed Description
Thirty spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children of both sexes will be selected from General hospitals and private centers in El-Minia government with the following criteria:
The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale
Children in study group will be treated using core stability exercises program in addition to traditional program and children in the control group will be treated using traditional physical therapy program.
Trunk control measurement scale and pediatric reach test will be used to evaluate each child individually before and after 6 successive weeks of treatment, three times per week.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Cerebral Palsy
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
study group and control group
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
30 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
study group
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Children in study group treated using core stability exercises program in addition to traditional program
Arm Title
control group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Children in the control group treated using traditional physical therapy program.
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Core stability exercises program
Intervention Description
Strengthening to the trunk muscles
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Traditional physical therapy program
Intervention Description
Neurodevelopmental training excercises
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Pediatric reach test
Description
Reaching score
Time Frame
assessment after 6 weeks of intervention
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
3 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
6 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale(Bohannon and Smith, 1987).
Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Fructures and fixed deformities
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Mai Abbass, Ph.D.
Organizational Affiliation
Cairo University
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
City
Cairo
ZIP/Postal Code
11432
Country
Egypt
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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