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Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on Quality of Life and Communication in Cerebral Palsy

NCT04214080 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-05-05

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Summary

To investigate the effectiveness of neck and trunk stabilization exercises on communication and quality of life (QoL) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) with oral motor problems. Children with CP were randomly divided into Study Group (SG) and Control Group (CG). Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) approaches and oral motor therapy were applied to both groups. SG also received neck-trunk stabilization training.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT)

NDT is a holistic and interdisciplinary clinical practice model informed by current and evolving research that emphasizes individualized therapeutic handling based on movement analysis for habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals with neurological pathophysiology.

OTHER

Feeding and oral-motor intervention strategies

Feeding and oral-motor intervention strategies have been developed to address difficulties with sucking, chewing, swallowing, and improve oral-motor skills.

OTHER

Neck and trunk stabilization exercises

Trunk control affects head control. After gaining head control, it causes jaw stability and oral motor control (tongue control and lip closure). All of these affect communication and quality of life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Marmara University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nasim Ejraei, bachelor · Marmara University

  • Aysel Yıldız Ozer, Assoc. Prof. · Marmara University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
54 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2019-12-05

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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