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Action Observation Therapy in Children With Spastic Diplegia

NCT07651111 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2026-06-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effect of live versus video action observation training (AOT) on balance and gait in children with spastic diplegia.

Conditions

  • Spastic Diplegia

Interventions

OTHER

A selected physical therapy program

Participants will receive a conventional physical therapy program, 3 sessions per week for 3 months. The program will include approximation exercises, balance training, functional activities (sit-to-stand, squatting, stair climbing), gait training with obstacles, walking exercises on different surfaces, and stretching exercises for the upper and lower limbs. The intervention aims to improve balance, mobility, coordination, and functional performance.

OTHER

Live action observation training (AOT)

Participants will receive live AOT for 30 minutes, 3 times per week, for 3 months. Each task will involve 3 minutes of observing the therapist performing the activity, followed by 3 minutes of verbal guidance and 3 minutes of task execution by the child. A 1-minute rest period will be provided between tasks.

OTHER

Video action observation training (AOT)

Participants will receive video-based AOT for 30 minutes, 3 times per week, for 3 months. They will observe task demonstrations presented on a computer screen from multiple viewing angles, followed by guided practice and task performance, similar to the live AOT protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eman Ibrahem El-Hadidy, PhD · Professor, Cairo university

  • Mai Elsayed Abbass, PhD · Ass. Professor, Cairo university

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-20
Primary Completion
2026-09-20
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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