Effect of Functional Training on Motor Performance

NCT04723641 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Hana 5
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The functional strength training is mainly dealt with anti-gravity muscles and aiming at maximal carry over in day to day activities. The functional strength training can be given using resistance and it may be gravity, body weight, resistance bands and free weights. The exercises are specific to the muscle or muscle groups recruited during the functional activities

Conditions

Diplegia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Gross motor functional measurement

  The GMFM is a standardized observational scale designed and validated to measure change in gross motor function over time in children with CP.

  pre and after 3 months of intervention,, the higer score will represent the improvement

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Isometric muscle strength measurements

  pre and after 3 months of intervention,, increase in muscle will represent the improvement

Study Arms (2)

STUDY GROUP

EXPERIMENTAL

they received progressive resistive functional strength training from plantigrade foot position conducted for one hour, 3 days/week. The therapist will replace the conventional physical therapy with the progressive resistive functional strength training, when this is consistent with the objectives of the strength training.

Other: functional training exercises

control group

NO INTERVENTION

received a designed physical therapy program

Interventions

functional training exercises OTHER

progressive resistive functional strength training from plantigrade foot position conducted for one hour, 3 days/week. The therapist will replace the conventional physical therapy with the progressive resistive functional strength training, when this is consistent with the objectives of the strength training.

STUDY GROUP

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age ranged from 7 to 10 years old.
• The degree of spasticity ranged from grade 1 to 2 hypertonia according to Modified Ashwarth Scale (MAS)
• Level II and III on GMFCS-ER
• They were able to understand and follow verbal instructions

You may not qualify if:

• visual or auditory problems. 2- Orthopedic surgery in the lower limb in the last 12 months before the study. 3- Fixed deformities in joints and bones of lower limbs. 4- Botox injection in the last six months before the study. 5- Children with any special medications affecting muscle functions (anti-spastic drugs).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Badr University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hanaa

Cairo, Egypt

Location

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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer,department of physical therapy for pediatrics and pediatric surgery, badr university in cairo

Model Details: intervention group received progressive resistive functional strength training from plantigrade foot position conducted for one hour, 3 days/week. The therapist will replace the conventional physical therapy with the progressive resistive functional strength training, when this is consistent with the objectives of the strength training.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2021
• First Posted: January 26, 2021
• Study Start: January 20, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2021
• Study Completion: April 30, 2021
• Last Updated: April 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Locations

EG (1)