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Sensory Integration Therapy and Cerebral Palsy

NCT05966428 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2023-07-28

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Summary

This intervention study was planned to investigate the effects of Sensory Integration Therapy that added to the conventional therapy program on spasticity, balance, motor function and functional independency levels of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional Exercises

This conventional exercises included stretching and strengthening, balance-coordination, mobility and range of motion exercises. The control group received conventional therapy 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each therapy session a day lasted 45 minutes in control group.

OTHER

Sensory Integration Therapy

The Sensory Integration Therapy was applied to the intervention group in addition to the conventional exercise program. Sensory Integration Therapy included tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular activities. The tactile sensory activities consisted of materials such as stepping stones, tactile box, brushing, fabric walking path. The vestibular sensory activities consisted of materials such as hammock swings, trampolines, rope nets, rock walls, river stones. Proprioceptive sensory activities consisted of materials such as weight bearing activities, heavy lifting, deep pressure, big ball activities, tug of war and ball pits. The intervention group underwent each session 45 minute conventional therapy and 15 minutes SIT. The therapy program continued 3 days a week for 8 weeks in intervention group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Atahan TURHAN, PhD · Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2018-05-01
Completion
2018-06-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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