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Repetitive Split-Belt Treadmill Perturbation in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

NCT05350241 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2022-04-28

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Summary

This study was designed to investigate the effect of repeated split-belt treadmill waking practice on gait symmetry, dynamic balance control, and locomotor capacity in adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy (ULCP). Fifty-two children with ULCP were randomly allocated to the split-belt treadmill walking (n = 26; undergone split-elt treadmill training or the Control group (n =23, received standard rehabilitation program). Both groups were assessed for gait symmetry, dynamic balance control, and locomotor capacity pre and post-treatment.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Split-belt treadmill training

Participants in the split-belt walking group (experimental group) performed repeated split-belt treadmill training with an error-augmentation strategy (exaggeration of the initial step-length asymmetry) for 60 minutes, three times per week for 12 successive weeks. The training was conducted under close supervision of a licensed pediatric physical therapist according to safety performance guidelines defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

OTHER

Standard physical therapy

Participants in the control group received the standard physical therapy program. Each session lasted for 60 minutes, repeated three times a week, over 12 consecutive weeks. The program consisted of advanced balance training, gait training, postural and flexibility exercises, and strength training exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ragab K Elnaggar, PhD · Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-03
Primary Completion
2022-04-07
Completion
2022-04-07

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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