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Deep Friction Massage in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

NCT06760793 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-01-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine whether deep friction massage and stretching reduce muscle contraction in the calf muscle. The primary questions it seeks to answer are:

* Does deep friction massage or stretching reduce muscle contraction?
* Does deep friction massage or stretching improve walking?
* Does deep friction massage or stretching increase ankle joint range of motion?

Participants:

Participants will undergo either deep friction massage or stretching exercises for 10 minutes, three days a week, over a period of six weeks.

Conditions

  • Spastic Cerebral Palsy (sCP)

Interventions

OTHER

manual static stretching exercises on plantar flexors

A manual static stretching exercises was performed on the plantar flexors in both knee extension and flexion. The stretch was applied while the participant was in a prone position

OTHER

deep friction massage on plantar flexors

Deep Friction Massage was applied to both the gastrocnemius muscle and the Achilles tendon. Participants were positioned in a prone posture for both applications

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-23
Primary Completion
2024-05-01
Completion
2024-06-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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