Circuit Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT03529682 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2017/51-21
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of our study is to reveal the results of circuit training to be applied to the children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) for improving their muscular strength and trunk control and also to determine their effects in terms of activity limitations and participation limits.

Conditions

Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

Circuit Exercise; Trunk Control; Functional Strength Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Gross Motor Function will be evaluated

  As for the Gross Motor Function evaluation, the Gross Motor Function Scale (GMFS) will be used and only its D and E sections (standing, walking, running, jumping evaluation parts) will be used. By considering the instructions in to be tested parts in the scale, the case is expected to do the motor functions actively. Without the consideration of the quality of the movement, the case will be observed whether s/he started, was able to continue and completed the movement as well as whether s/he needed any support so that points between 0-3 will be given according to the level. The obtained total score determines the interaction severity of gross motor function

  Change from baseline GMFS at 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Functional muscular strength of the trunk and the lower extremities will be evaluated.

  Change from baseline Functional muscular strength at 10 weeks

• Isometric strength of bilateral lower extremity muscles and trunk muscles will be evaluated.

  Change from baseline isometric strength at 10 weeks

• Muscular tonus in lower extremities will be evaluated.

  Change from baseline muscular tonus at 10 weeks

• Walking speed and main mobility will be evaluated.

  Change from baseline walking speed and main mobility at 10 weeks

• Functional motor performance will be evaluated.

  Change from baseline functional motor performance at 10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Circuit Training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Circuit exercise training will be given to the experimental group participants during 10 weeks, 60 minutes in a day and 3 times a week.

Other: exercise

Control Group

OTHER

The control group participants will continue to their own previous physiotherapy approaches as the same as minimum 3 times a week and total 3 hours.

Other: control group

Interventions

exercise OTHER

10 minutes warm-up exercises and stretching exercises, 40 mınutes consecutive exercises (strengthening exercises for trunk and lower extremities) and 10 mınutes cooling down exercises and stretching exercises will be applied.

Also known as: circuit training

Circuit Training Group

control group OTHER

60 mınutes in a day and 3 times in a week traditional physiotherapy program will be applied

Also known as: traditional physiotherapy

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The children who were diagnosed with Spastic type Cerebral Palsy.
• is aged between 6-18,
• is on the I,II and III levels according to Gross Motor Function Classification System

You may not qualify if:

• having any surgical operation related to lower extremities for the last 1 year,
• having botulinum toxin injection or intrathecal pump for the last 6 months,
• taking a new medicine or medicine change for the last 1 month,
• visual, hearing and epilepsy problem,
• inability to contınuously attend the exercise program,
• mental problem that could not be cooperated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eastern Mediterranean University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eastern Mediterranean University

Famagusta, 99450, Cyprus

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Exercise; Circuit-Based Exercise; Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Physical Conditioning, Human; Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• UNAL DEGER, MSc

  Eastern Mediterranean University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

UNAL DEGER, MSc

CONTACT

05428532184; unal.deger@emu.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Instructor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2018
• First Posted: May 18, 2018
• Study Start: May 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2018
• Study Completion: November 1, 2018
• Last Updated: May 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

CY (1)