Targeted Hip Strength Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy (CP)

NCT01633736 | Unknown Phase 3

• 1 other identifier: UoN-SWW-2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study's main aim is to look at targeted strength training for muscles at the hips. Specifically to consider whether targeted strength training not only effects strength of the specific muscles but also ability to stand on one leg (single leg balance) as well as walking in children with cerebral palsy? This study is a feasibility of method of investigation.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

single blinded; randomised; controlled; physiotherapy; children; cerebral palsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Gait parameter

  4 camera CODA gait analysis system for change in percentage stance phase of gait and stride in cm.

  baseline, plus 8 weeks and plus 8 weeks (exit point)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)

  Baseline, plus 8 weeks and plus 8 weeks (exit)

Study Arms (1)

home progressive resistance exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Usual care plus progresive resistance training

Interventions

Usual care plus progresive resistance training OTHER

Duration 8 weeks; two weeks of familiarisation with the intervention protocol without resistance (for familiarisation and neural adaptation) followed by 6 weeks progressive resistance (PR). The three times a week PR training will be as a home exercise program with fortnightly home visits to monitor/progress PR training. It comprises a 4 minute warm up and cool down with one exercise targeting the hip abductors and one the lateral rotators. Exercise prescription will follow existing guidelines for progressive PR training. Parents will be taught supervision by the researcher using clear explanations in words and pictures in a logbook. Logbooks have been found to facilitate compliance, dosage and motivation.

Also known as: strength training

home progressive resistance exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children with CP aged between 7-16 years having sufficient cognition to undertake a strength training program

You may not qualify if:

• non-ambulation children or those unable to walk 5 meters independently (without walking aid),
• lower limb surgery within 12 months,
• botox within 6 months,
• oral muscle relaxant medication
• significant learning difficulty
• Any concurrent condition which would be contraindicated to progressive resistance training such as unmanaged high blood pressure, cardiac pathology or uncontrolled epilepsy
• Where at baseline assessment finds no weakness in the muscles under investigation
• concurrent or within 6 months involvement in any other research study
• Non consent to General Practitioner (GP) notification.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nottingham: lead

Study Sites (1)

Divison of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, The University of Nottingham

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

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  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Damage, Chronic; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Grahame Pope, MPhil, BSc

  The University of Nottingham

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sarah E Westwater-Wood, MMedSci, BSc

CONTACT

+44 115 8231793; sarah.westwater-wood@nottingham.ac.uk

Grahame Pope, MPhil, BSc

CONTACT

+44 115 8231785; grahame.pope@nottingham.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 15, 2012
• First Posted: July 4, 2012
• Study Start: December 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2013
• Study Completion: March 1, 2013
• Last Updated: July 4, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-07

Locations

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