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Effect of Upper Extremity Functional Skills on Quality of Life and Participation of the Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT05194319 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2022-04-11

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Summary

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a movement and posture disorder accompanied by sensory, perception, cognition, communication and behavioral disorders that cause activity limitations by causing various non-progressive disorders of the fetal or infant brain. Spastic CP, according to the affected area in the body; It is classified as hemiparetic, diparetic and is observed most frequently. Diparetic CP, on the other hand, is characterized by significant spasticity in the pelvis and lower extremities, mild hypertonus or spasticity in the upper extremities, and incoordination, mostly involving the lower extremities and some upper extremities.Although lower extremity involvement is observed in different degrees in children with diparetic CP, studies showing how upper extremity and hand functions are affected are insufficient.The aim of this study is to compare the effect of upper extremity functional skills on quality of life and participation levels in children with diparetic CP with their healthy peers.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Diplegia
  • Upper Extremity Dysfunction
  • Quality of Life
  • Participation, Patient

Interventions

OTHER

All assessments of children (Demographic information, upper extremity skills, quality of life and participation levels)

The researcher will fill out the personal information form containing the descriptive characteristics of the parents and children. GMFCS to assess children's functional levels, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) to assess hand skills, Modified Ashworth Scale for upper extremity muscle spasticity, for upper extremity functional skills; Jebson Taylor Test, Abilhand Kids scale, for Quality of Life; The Quality of Life Scale for Children (PedsQL), PODCI criterion for participation levels will be administered by a physiotherapist who has 2 years of experience in the profession and works in the field of pediatric rehabilitation. The Jebson Taylor test and spasticity classification will be applied directly to the child by the physiotherapist, but other scales will be filled in by the parents under the supervision of the physiotherapist. .

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sanko University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nevin Ergun, Proffessor · Sanko University

  • Hatice Adıgüzel, PhD · Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

  • merve Kafa, PT · Sanko University

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-15
Primary Completion
2022-01-30
Completion
2022-02-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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