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Core Strength for Head Control and Quality of Life in Cerebral Palsy

NCT07613515 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2026-05-29

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Summary

The goal of this observational study is to examine the effect of an 8-week therapist-assisted core muscle strengthening program on head control, trunk stability, functional core strength, quality of life, and automatic righting reactions in non-ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does head control improve over time in supine, prone, and supported sitting?
* Does segmental trunk control improve across static, active, and reactive tasks?
* Does functional cervico-trunk strength improve?
* Do automatic righting reactions change after the intervention?

Participants will:

* Take part in 24 therapy sessions over 8 weeks.
* Receive therapist-assisted core activation exercises such as bridging, modified quadruped over a bolster, supported sitting on a therapy ball with multidirectional perturbations, and assisted pull-to-sit.
* Complete assessments at baseline, week 4, and week 8 for head control, trunk control, functional strength, and righting reactions.

Researchers will compare participants' outcomes across baseline, mid-intervention, and post-intervention time points to see whether the program is associated with improvements in motor control and function.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Spastic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Core Strength Training

The intervention comprised 24 sessions (3 × 45-50 min weekly) of warm-up, therapist-assisted core activation (bridging, modified quadruped over bolster, supported sitting on therapy ball with multidirectional perturbations, assisted pull-to-sit), and cool-down.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King Abdulaziz University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2026-05-01

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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