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Loaded Gait Training on Gross Motor Function in Cerebral Palsy

NCT06339099 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

A randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the additional effect loaded gait training to conventional physical therapy program on gross motor function and the knee extensors strength in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Children were divided randomly into two equal groups. The control group received a conventional physical therapy program, while the intervention group received the same program plus loaded gait training. Gross motor functions and knee extensor strength were measured.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional physical therapy program

This program included active resisted strengthening exercises for pelvis girdle and lower limb muscles, stretching exercises of tight muscles of lower limbs; hip flexors, hamstrings and calf muscle, balance activities from standing and walking and gait training exercises.

OTHER

Loaded gait training

An extra weight was added around the distal legs during gait training in the intervention group. This weight began at 0.5 kg and was gradually increased every two weeks to a maximum of 2 kg

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Radwa S Abdul-Rahman, PhD · Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-02
Primary Completion
2024-08-15
Completion
2024-08-30

Countries

  • Egypt

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