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Effects of Trunk-Focused Rehabilitation on Spinal Mobility, Trunk Control, and Hand Functions in Cerebral Palsy

NCT06781047 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-02-07

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Summary

Main Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of trunk-focused rehabilitation on trunk control, spinal mobility, and manual skills in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).

Secondary Purpose: To investigate its effects on functional health.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)
  • Adolescent
  • Trunk
  • Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Trunk Focused Rehabilitation (TFR)

Abdominal stabilization progression for TFR is applied with simultaneous breathing exercise for 3 days a week, 45 minutes a day, 8 weeks (24 sessions in total)(8). 1. Basic Abdominal Stabilization Training, Task-Focused Exercises (without spinal diagonal and rotational components)(8,12). Warm-up: 5 minutes, Global Stretching and Relaxation(9,10,11). Extremity load, elastic band, and unstable surface are added as stabilization is achieved in neurodevelopmental positions. Task-oriented exercises(12). Cooling Down: Warm-up exercises are repeated. 2. General Posture and Asymmetry Training Brochure (includes adolescent, family, and team members)(13-17). The exercise starts with 3 seconds and gradually progresses to 10 seconds, 10 repetitions, and 3 sets. The TFR group also receives Conventional Treatment 2 days a week, 40 minutes per day, for 8 weeks. The same treatment protocol is applied as the control group). Routine physiotherapists apply conventional treatment.

OTHER

Conventional Rehabilitation (CR)

Conventional treatment is applied to the group, 2 days a week, 40 minutes each session, for 8 weeks. It is an intervention performed by a physiotherapist who regularly follows up in a special education and rehabilitation center. 1. Normal Joint Movement (NEH) 2. Stretching for the lower, and upper extremities and around the hips 3. Lying activities 4. Curl up (assisted, unaided) 5. Bridging exercise, cat camel exercise, posterior pelvic tilt exercise 6. Walking training 7. Climbing and descending stairs 8. Weight transfer exercises at standing, sitting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Seval KUTLUTÜRK YIKILMAZ, PhD · University of Health Sciences Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences

  • Orçun TOKTAŞ, Op. Dr · Etimesgut Şehit Sait Ertürk State Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology.

  • Gül EVDALI, MScPT · University of Health Sciences Hamidiye Health Sciences Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-15
Primary Completion
2025-05-25
Completion
2025-06-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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