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Altered Back Geometry and Mobility Function After Backward Walking Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT04981964 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2022-05-25

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Summary

PURPOSE: To assess the effect of backward walking training on back geometry and mobility function in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy through a comparative analysis with forward walking training.

BACKGROUND:

Spinal deformities are important orthopaedic problems among children with cerebral palsy. A detailed evaluation of all these areas when the child first arrives for treatment is essential. The majority of research in children with CP is focused on assessment and treatment of upper and lower extremities. In contrast, literature on trunk control in children with CP is scarce. Although proximal trunk control is a prerequisite for improving balance and weight symmetry, there is a lack of studies that reported the role of forward and backward walking training in treating the trunk for children with CP. Therefore, the purpose of this study will investigate the role of backward walking training in addition to conventional physiotherapy program on back geometry and mobility function in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

HYPOTHESES: The null hypothesis of this study could be stated as: There will be no statistically significant difference in back geometry and mobility function after adding backward walking training to conventional physical therapy program in spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy children compared with forward walking training.

RESEARCH QUESTION: Do adding backward walking training to conventional physical therapy program improves back geometry and functional mobility in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy?

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy, Spastic

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Exercise training

both groups received conventional physiotherapy training program, for one hour, three sessions per week, for three successive months, based on neurodevelopmental treatment, composed of approximation of the upper and lower limbs in a regular and rhythmic manner, facilitation of righting, equilibrium and protective reactions, training of postural stability and equal weight shift especially on the affected side, stretching, strengthening exercises for upper and lower limbs and back muscles

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amr A Abdel-aziem, Ph.D · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-01
Primary Completion
2021-10-30
Completion
2021-10-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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