Active clinical trials for "Cerebral Palsy"

Hypotheses: There will be an effect of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy and peripheral magnetic stimulation on the following parameters, in children with spastic hemiplegia: Wrist flexors spasticity. Wrist joint range of motion. Hand grip muscles strength. Sensorimotor function of wrist and hand.

The proposed research project aims to answer the question "Are immersive technology systems effective in the rehabilitation management of pediatric patients with cerebral palsy and with mobility limitations?". The current study is the second of three phases, and it aims to create an immersive gamification technology system for the management of patients with cerebral palsy and with mobility disorders and to determine its clinical effectiveness, safety, and usability among children with mild to moderate cerebral palsy.

The aim of our study is to examine the effect of using kinesiology tape and using it for 8 weeks on Q angle and pes planus on children with cerebral palsy.

The study will be carried out with volunteer patients who are followed up by the Orthopedics and Traumatology outpatient clinic of Muğla Training and Research Hospital and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and meet the study criteria. The evaluations will be performed in the Orthopedics and Traumatology outpatient clinic of Muğla Training and Research Hospital. This study was planned to investigate the effectiveness of multicomponent home activities and family child education against conventional postoperative practices in children with CP who underwent lower extremity tendon release surgery. Objective functional status, spasticity levels, pain levels, kinesiophobia levels and gait quality of the patients will be evaluated.

This study will detect the effect of virtual reality in spider cage on gross motor performance and balance in children with spastic diplegia.

Intensive interventions based on the principles of motor skill learning, like Hand-Arm Bimanual Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE), have demonstrated excellent effectiveness in improving motor function and daily life independence of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Patients living far from big cities do not have easy access to such interventions, usually applied in the form of camps. This randomized controlled trial will include 48 children with bilateral CP and aims to test a home version of HABIT-ILE with the use of a specifically designed virtual device and a remote supervision. For this purpose, two types of two weeks intensive treatment programs will be compared: Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities at home ("HABIT-ILE at home") and "classic HABIT-ILE". Moreover, this study also aims to assess whether the patient's abilities are better with a follow-up at home after two weeks of HABIT-ILE therapy than without follow-up post therapy. Four groups will be compared: HABIT-ILE at home therapy with a follow-up at home, HABIT-ILE at home therapy without follow-up, classic HABIT-ILE therapy with a follow-up at home and classic HABIT-ILE therapy without follow-up. Children will be assessed at 3 time points: before therapy, after therapy and 3 months after the start of therapy.

To determine the effects of reverse walking with and without Whole-body vibration on postural balance in children with cerebral palsy.

This study aims to describe the comparative effects of dynamic surface training and trunk targeted training in order to ensure which method is best in improving gross motor function , balance and trunk control in children with spastic cerebral palsy . this will be randomized control study which includes participants with age 5 to 10 years

The Central idea of the proposed research proposal is first to translate adapt and validate the Caregiver Difficulties Scale & Positive Psychotherapy sessions based manual into Urdu language then secondly, assessment of burnout, burden, depression, mental wellbeing, sense of coherence and social support among caregivers of Cerebral palsy children and finally measuring the effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy for treating mental health issues of caregivers of Cerebral Palsy children. This research proposal will provide an Urdu language based standardized positive psycho therapeutic based intervention to mental health practitioners for treating mental health issues of caregivers of cerebral palsy children in sociocultural context of Pakistan. In Pakistan earlier conducted researches mainly focused on assessment of mental health issues of caregivers of cerebral palsy children, however present research will not only assess the sample regarding their mental health issues, but in addition it will also contribute in provision of psychometrically sound Urdu language based positive Psychotherapy. Positive Psychotherapy focuses on positive emotions and personal strengths instead of ruminating over weaknesses.

The low mechanical loading of bones among wheelchair users leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and associated complications due to low bone mineral density (BMD). Adding mechanical loading through physical activity in combination with optimizing nutrition may counteract these negative consequences in wheelchair users and thereby provide positive impact for bone health, as well as for physical and mental health. In this project, a multidisciplinary team will tailor a bone-specific exercise and nutrition program to increase BMD in sport active and non-active wheelchair users with initial low BMD.