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EFFECT OF TREADMILL TRAINING ON BALANCE AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

NCT05032716 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-11-17

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Summary

Purpose: The present research was conducted to study the effect of treadmill training on balance after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Subjects and Methods: Forty children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia included in the current research ranged of age from 8 to 12 years. The children participated in this study were assigned randomly into two equal number groups (A and B). Group (A) includes 20 children who received balance exercises, while group (B) includes 20 children who received the same balance exercises of group (A) and treadmill training. The treatment program was applied three sessions per week (60 min for every session) for 8 weeks. Balance Master System and Biodex Balance System were used to evaluate balance of all children in the three groups before and after the treatment program.

Conditions

  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Pediatric

Interventions

OTHER

Balance exrcises

the group (20 children) received traditional exercise program with instructions given to the children for 60 min aiming to improve posture control and balance. Tools of traditional physical therapy exercises were; special tools were used for traditional physical therapy exercises include vestibular board, rolls of different sizes, blocks and wedges of different heights

OTHER

Balance exrcises and Treadmill training

the group (20 children) received the same traditional physical therapy program as the same applied in group of balance exercises, in addition to treadmill training (30 min). The child walked on the treadmill (motorized treadmill, ENTRED, Enraf-Nonius) at 75% of over-ground speed and individually prescribed low-endurance walking at 0% incline for 20 min, three times a week for 8 successive weeks. The walking area of the treadmill is made from heavy steel with a minimum 8-inch thickness and is available with cushioning in case of accidental impacts. Before the walking session, each child underwent 5 min of active stretching exercises that include prolonged and progressive stretching of the hamstrings, quadriceps muscles, and Achilles tendon.

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
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-05
Primary Completion
2021-07-10
Completion
2021-08-21

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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