Analyzing the Effect of Trunk Training on Limbs in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

NCT02643160 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GO 14 135
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze if trunk training has effects on trunk, upper, lower extremity motor functions in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy. Second purpose is to analyze the relation between trunk control and prematurity, birth weight, upper and lower extremity motor functions in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Spastic

Keywords

Trunk Training; Motor Function

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in trunk control over time assessed with Trunk Control Measurement Scale.

  Assessing change in trunk control

  At baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Change in daily living activities and participation over time assessed with Child Health Questionary Parent Form 50.

  At baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

• Change in muscle activation over time assessed with Surface Electromyography.

  At baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

• Change in muscle spasticity over time assessed with Modified Tardieu Scale.

  At baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

• Change in gross motor function over time assessed with Gross Motor Function Measurement

  At baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

• Change in upper extremity skills over time assessed with Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test

  At baseline and 8 weeks after baseline

Study Arms (2)

Functional Trunk Training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Functional Trunk Training which includes strengthening of trunk muscle and functional activities including trunk region.

Other: Functional Trunk Training

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention, the continued their regular physical therapy

Interventions

Functional Trunk Training OTHER

The intervention includes neurodevelopment treatment, muscle strengthening and functional activities of trunk region

Functional Trunk Training Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Children with spastic cerebral palsy effected bilaterally
• Between 4-18 years age

You may not qualify if:

• Received orthopedic surgery during last 6 weeks
• Receive Botulinum Toxin injection during last 6 weeks
• Mentally retarded children with communication limitations
• Had epileptic seizures during last 12 moths -

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead
• Hacettepe University: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Heyrman L, Molenaers G, Desloovere K, Verheyden G, De Cat J, Monbaliu E, Feys H. A clinical tool to measure trunk control in children with cerebral palsy: the Trunk Control Measurement Scale. Res Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov-Dec;32(6):2624-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.012. Epub 2011 Jul 14.

  PMID: 21757321 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Mintaze KEREM GÜNEL, Professor

  Hacettepe University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 25, 2015
• First Posted: December 31, 2015
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2015
• Study Completion: October 1, 2015
• Last Updated: December 31, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12