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Effect of Motor Imagery Training on Ataxic Children After Medulloblastoma Resection

NCT04790981 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2021-03-23

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Summary

Background: after resection of medulloblastoma in children they suffer from signs and symptoms of ataxia which impedes their activities of daily living.

purpose: to investigate the effect motor imagery training on balance, severity of ataxia and gait parameters on children after resection of medulloblastoma.

Methods: Fifty children surfing from cerebellar ataxia after medulloblastoma resection were selected from tumors hospital of Cairo University, their age ranged from seven to nine years old, they were randomly assigned into two matched control and study groups. The control groups received the selected physical therapy program while, the study group received motor imaginary training in addition to the selected physical therapy program. Both groups were evaluated by ataxic rating scale, pediatric berg balance scale and kinematic gait analysis by kinovea software.

Conditions

  • Cerebellar Ataxia

Interventions

OTHER

motor imaginary training

Each child shown a video of 5 minutes of illustrating normal movements while the child resting in semi-reclined sitting in quiet room in front the screen. Children then asked to close their eyes and imagine practicing the task like the illustrative video. Repetition of the exercises depend on the children ranging from 5 to 10 repetitions per exercise.

OTHER

physical thertapy training

The Control group received the selected physical therapy program for one hour, three times weekly for three successive months including facilitation of balance and protective reactions from standing position, standing on one leg, weight shifting from standing, squat to standing, strengthening exercises for trunk muscles and for upper and lower extremities musculatures, gait training activities for correction of gait pattern including.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reham Alsakhawi, Ph.D. · Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-21
Primary Completion
2021-01-01
Completion
2021-02-02

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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