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Associated Disorders of Locomotion and Postural Control of Axial Segments in Cerebral Palsy

NCT04287673 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2024-07-03

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Summary

Gait abnormalities, which occur in Cerebral Palsy (CP), are characterized usually by a toe-to-floor or a plantar-to-floor initial contact (equinus gait), followed by an early braking of the tibia's forward progression (during ankle dorsiflexion). This causes consequently a trunk deceleration. Moreover, children with CP have difficulties to stabilize the trunk and the head in the space, and that could have impact on gait. If equinus gait is often attributed to the triceps surae spasticity, recent works suggest rather that this early braking of the dorsiflexion could be a motor adaptation to axial postural control difficulties. This thesis project aims firstly to attest that locomotor disorders are related to these difficulties in the stabilization of the axial body segments in children with CP and, secondly, to show that improving the trunk and head postural control with a specific rehabilitation protocol could reduce the early braking of the dorsiflexion and, consequently, the gait abnormalities observed in CP.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy, Spastic

Interventions

OTHER

Rehabilitation involving strongly the trunk

The Rehabilitation involving strongly the trunk (RIST) leaded by a physiotherapist was based on exercises in different postures performed by the child each day that strongly involve the trunk to cope with balance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Union de Gestion des Etablissements des Caisses d'Assurance Maladie - Nord Est

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian Beyaert, PU-PH · University of Lorraine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-20
Primary Completion
2019-02-14
Completion
2019-11-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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