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Effects of Treadmill Training and Whole-body Vibration in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT04630392 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-03-17

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Summary

Whole-body vibration (WBV) and treadmill training (TT) are commonly-utilized rehabilitation interventions for children with neuromotor disorders. WBV has been shown in the literature to positively affect gait and lower body spasticity in this population. However, the effects of a single session of WBV are generally transient, lasting between ten minutes and two hours. Thus, it may be necessary to combine WBV with another intervention to reinforce improved movement patterns and maximize its potential benefits. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the addition of a single bout of WBV to a single bout of TT on the lower extremity spasticity and gait parameters of ambulatory children with CP.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Treadmill Training

Ten minutes of treadmill walking at 110% self-selected overground walking speed

OTHER

Whole Body Vibration & Treadmill Training

Eight bouts of 90 seconds of vibration at 20 Hz and an amplitude of 2 mm on a Galileo Med-L side-to-side-alternating WBV plate (StimDesigns LLC, Carmel, CA, USA) followed by ten minutes of treadmill walking at 110% self selected overground walking speed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Georgia State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jianhua Wu, PhD · Georgia State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-12
Primary Completion
2026-11-20
Completion
2026-11-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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