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Horizontal Versus Vertical Upper Extremity Function in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy

NCT07367477 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-01-26

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Summary

The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to investigate and compare the effects of horizontal and vertical upper extremity performance on hand skills and trunk control in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy; could include any of the following: both gender, age ranged from 5 years to 8 years. The main question it aims to answer \[is/are\]:

There will be no significant difference effect between horizontal and vertical upper extremity performance on hand skills and trunk control in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Conditions

  • Bilateral Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

a designed occupational therapy program to improvement hand skills conducted on a vertical surface.

The treatment session will be started by the following exercises for 30 minutes as preparation for hand skill training and the second part of the session will be exercises facilitating fine motor skills a vertical surface for one hour, Three sessions per week will last for 90 minutes, for successive Three months.

PROCEDURE

a designed occupational therapy (OT) program to improvement hand skills conducted on a horizontal surface.

The treatment session will be started by the following exercises for 30 minutes as preparation for hand skill training and the second part of the session will be exercises facilitating fine motor skills a horizontal surface for one hour, Three sessions per week will last for 90 minutes, for successive Three months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Raghda Gamal Ateya Abd-Elbary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kamal El Sayed Shoukry, Professor Doctor · Department of physical therapy for growth and developmental disorder in children and its surgery, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University

  • Nanees Essam Mohamed, Professor Doctor · Department of physical therapy for growth and developmental disorder in children and its surgery, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University

  • Gehan Mosaad Abd El-Maksoud, Professor Doctor · Department of physical therapy for growth and developmental disorder in children and its surgery, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-16
Primary Completion
2026-12-15
Completion
2026-12-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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