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Effect of Nordic Walking on Gait-asymmetry Patterns in Children With Hemiparesis

NCT05644652 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-03-31

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Summary

Nordic walking is a physical activity consisting of walking with poles similar to ski poles. The poles are designed for the purpose of activating the upper body during walking. The poles are equipped with rubber or spike tips and the walking itself resembles.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

designed physical therapy program

it will be applied for for 60 min weekly for 3 successive months in the form of three sets of exercises (15minutes each) as follows: * Flexibility exercises to restore joint mobility of soft tissues. * Static and dynamic balance exercises * Functional strengthening exercises. * Functional gait training.

OTHER

Nordic walking

it will be conducted according to the guidelines of the International Nordic Walking Federation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emam H El-negamy, Phd · Cairo university, faculty of physical therapy

  • Maricha A Nashed, B.Sc. · Cairo university, faculty of physical therapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-05-30
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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