Effect of Nordic Walking Versus Treadmill Training on Gait Asymmetry in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

NCT07702786 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-07-14

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Summary

Children with hemiparesis show characteristic walking pattern resulting from weakness and spasticity on one side of the body. Nordic walking (NW) engages both the upper and lower body, which can help improve coordination and balance.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional physcial therapy program

both groups will recive 60 minuts physical therapy training

OTHER

Nordic walking trining

the NW-group will recive gait training for 15 minutes using walking poles

OTHER

treadmill trianing

the TM-group will recive gait training for 15 minutes using treadmill device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hanaa M Abd-Elfattah, Phd · faculty of physical therapy, Badr university in cairo

  • Maricha A Nashed, PhD · faculty of physical therapy, New Eygpt university

  • Sara S Saad-eldien, PhD · faculty of physical therapy, MUST university

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-01-30
Completion
2027-01-30

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