3-meter Walk Back Test, Proprioception, Trunk Control and Muscle Strength in Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT05088629 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: universitysanko
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The gait problems of the child with CP should be examined in detail. At this point, by assigning a different task to the child with the backward walking assessment, body perception, trunk stability provided by anterior-posterior cocontraction, balance, correction and protective reactions are observed. This observation ensures the exact determination of the problem that will guide the treatment. Back walking is a more difficult activity as it involves neuromuscular control and depends on proprioceptive sense and protective reflexes. In activities of daily living, backward walking is needed to perform tasks such as leaning on a chair and opening the door. The only test that can be applied to evaluate the ability to walk backwards is the 3 meter back walk test. This test was found to be valid and reliable both in the elderly population and in patients with total knee arthroplasty. In the literature, no study has been found on the factors affecting the three-meter backward walking skills in children with CP. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between 3 meter back walk test and proprioception, trunk control and muscle strength.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

cerebral palsy; back walk; proprioception; trunk control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 3 meter back walk test

  A distance of three meters will be measured and marked. When the signal is given, they will be asked to walk backwards safely and stop when they reach the marked point.

  At baseline

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Proprioception

  At baseline

• Trunk Control Measurement Scale

  At baseline

• Muscle Strength

  At baseline

• Gillette Functional Walking Assessment Questionnaire

  At baseline

Study Arms (1)

One group

OTHER

3-meter Walk Back Test, Proprioception, Trunk Control and Muscle Strength test

Diagnostic Test: Clinical Tests

Interventions

Clinical Tests DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Clinical Tests

One group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• The age of onset of maturation of walking, in terms of covering the maturation ages and between 6-15 years old,
• Children with CP with a Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) ≤ 3,
• Children with upper extremity muscles ≤ 2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale (MASH)
• Children in Level-I-II, which are groups with independent walking ability according to Gross Motor Function Classification System,
• Not having any known vision problems in terms of not affecting the postural control responses,
• Not using any pharmacological agent that may affect muscle tone,
• Able to follow verbal commands without mental retardation at a level that interferes with communication,
• Those who have not had any Boutilinum Toxin injection and/or orthopedic surgery in the lower extremity in the last six months,
• Children without epileptic seizures will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• Having contractures in any joint of the hip, knee and ankle in the lower extremity,
• Children with hearing and vision problems with any diagnosis will not be included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sanko University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Zekiye İpek Katırcı Kırmacı

Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Katirci E, Adiguzel H, Katirci Kirmaci ZI, Ergun N. The relationship between the backward walking and proprioception, trunk control, and muscle strength in children with cerebral palsy. Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Oct;192(5):2391-2399. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03270-w. Epub 2023 Jan 6.

  PMID: 36604372 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Nevin ERGUN, Prof.

  Sanko University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Enver KATIRCI, pt

  Rehabilitation Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Hatice ADIGÜZEL, asst. prof.

  Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Zekiye İpek KATIRCI KIRMACI, asst. prof.

  Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2021
• First Posted: October 22, 2021
• Study Start: November 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2022
• Study Completion: February 15, 2022
• Last Updated: April 19, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)