Active clinical trials for "Paralysis"

Abnormal gait is a common issue in children with CP. As a result of motor weakness and a lack of voluntary motor control. Furthermore, gait in children with cerebral palsy is characterized by a slower walking speed, a shorter stride length, and more time spent in double support. Deficits in postural control constitute a major limitation to the motor development in children with CP. The performance of static and dynamic tasks, such as sitting, standing, and walking, is limited in these children due to postural instability. Postural control deficits in CP are caused by altered sensory processing, motor impairment, and biomechanical alignment, which result in altered neuromuscular responses. HBO2 therapeutic benefits in CP are attributed to an increase in dissolved oxygen in plasma and tissue, which aids tissue regeneration, So, the purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on spatiotemporal gait parameters and functional balance skills in children with CP.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental dysfunction which is permanent, non-progressive, and caused by brain insult or injury.Although the basic finding of CP is having motor function problems, visual, auditory, cognitive and behavioural problems are also seen in CP.Having these problems interfere the functional independence of children with CP, so their daily life of activities is limited.One of the way of increasing the functional independence of these children is providing them hand rehabilitation.In the event of having hand rehabilitation, children would achieve more daily living skills.Although having hand rehabilitation is crucial for these children, they would lose their motivation on this by the time because rehabilitation is a long process,For that reason, new therapy techniques are tried by therapists to motivate these children during their rehabilitation seances.Virtual reality rehabilitation is one of these new techniques used for designing enjoyable and effective seances.Especially leap motion sensors are preferred to create virtual environment, because they are cheap, portable, touchless and easy to use.These sensors can detect hand movements and recognize hand gestures by using infrared.Our study was aimed to investigate the effect of fine motor grip studies in virtual reality environment on performance based hand skills in children with CP.Thirty two children with CP (6-18) were included in this study.Children were randomly assigned into two equal-sized groups: control and study groups.Participants in both groups received a neurodevelopmental therapy program.The study group additionally received virtual reality rehabilitation programme. In control group, neurodevelopmental treatment was provided 45 mins,2 d/week for 2 successive months.In study group, neurodevelopmental treatment was provided 30 mins and virtual rehabilitation programme was provided 15 mins, 2 d/week for 2 successive months. To evaluate the performance based hand skills; Box and Block Test, Nine Hole Peg Test and Pink Tower (Montessori) Test were used.

The objective of this study is to compare the effects of mime therapy using mirror therapy application of tablet PC vs mime therapy on acute bell's palsy. Study Design was Randomized control trial with Sample Size was 22. Sampling Technique was Purposive sampling. Randomization was done through a sealed envelope method. Study Setting included Physiotherapy department of DHQ Teaching Hospital, Mirpur Azad Kashmir. Inclusion criteria were Age between 30-60year, Both male & female and Acute bell's palsy ( 2-3 weeks). Exclusion criteria were Individuals with the other neurological deficits, Visual impairment, History of facial palsy of central type, Surgical intervention for ear and facial nerve palsy and Non-co-operative patients. tools used for assessment was Sunnybrook Facial Grading system scale, House-Brackmann Facial Grading System and Patients Global Impression of Change. Individuals who met the inclusion criteria were included in this study. All participants went through randomization and divided into two groups Experimental group 1 (these individuals will receive mime therapy using tablet PC mirror application)and Experimental group 2 (these individuals will receive the control intervention including the mime therapy). Pre-intervention assessment is made for both groups. Then intervention will apply to both groups. Estimated time of treatment protocol will be 30 minutes session, 4 times/week for 4 weeks in the hospital setting. Subjects will be evaluated at baseline, then 2nd week and 4th-week assessment will be the final. All statistical analyses were performed through SPSS 21. Normality of data was assessed and after checking normality parametric or non-parametric test was applied accordingly. .

This is a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial that aim to verify the safety and the efficacy of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive and motor symptoms in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC).

The use of powered mobility devices for young children with cerebral palsy (CP) has been gaining traction, with evidence that the use of powered mobility at young ages complements (rather than detracts from) other interventions focused on more traditional mobility skills such as crawling and walking. This study will collect preliminary data (both numeric and opinion/perception data) to investigate device use patterns, caregiver perceptions, and developmental outcomes of children with CP as families are introduced to two early powered mobility interventions: the Permobil® Explorer Mini, and a modified ride-on toy car.

As many researches have been conducted to see the effects of vestibular system activation on gross motor activities of children with cerebral palsy but there are limited researches on improvement of motor abilities of hemiplegic cerebral palsy child using UEU or BOSU ball or treadmill in a single study. There is lack of research on vestibular stimulation in hemiplegic cerebral palsy along with neurodevelopmental treatment. This study will improve the gross motor activities of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. It will broaden up the ways for physical therapist to deal with this type of cerebral palsy (hemiplegic).

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of kinesio taping on upper extremity functionality in participants with Cerebral Palsy. Methods: This study included 14 children aged 6-16 years, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. The children with Cerebral Palsy were divided into 2 groups, the study group and the control group. Assessments were done three times for each group (beginning - 45min later - 1 week later). Frenchay Arm Test was used to evaluate upper extremity functionality in participants with Cerebral Palsy. Kinesio taping was applied to study group to improve posture and function in shoulder area.

The aim of this study is to find Effects of constraints induced movement therapy (CIMT) versus mirror therapy (MT) on hand dexterity and grip strength in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

The investigators evaluate the effectiveness of the application of continuous passive motion device for hand rehabilitation in two classes of patients: with a residual active motion and without a residual active motion.

The purpose of this trial is to determine the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation, using wire leads, to produce an effective cough in patients with spinal cord injuries.