Efficacy of Adding Lower Extremity Weights on Balance in Children With Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

NCT05227066 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Ataxic CP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Ataxic CP is one type of cerebral palsy. children with ataxic cerebral palsy have trouble with balance and coordination. They may walk with their legs farther apart than other kids and have a hard time with activities that use small hand movements, like writing. Some also have trouble with depth perception This means being able to accurately judge how close or far away something is

Conditions

Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in overall stability index

  change in overall stability index will measured by using biodex balance system

  baseline and after 3 months of intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• antero-posterior stability index

  baseline and after 3 months of intervention.

• mediolateral stability index

  baseline and after 3 months of intervention.

Study Arms (2)

traditional physical therapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

received traditional physical therapy protocol

Other: traditional physical therapy group

lower extremity weights group

EXPERIMENTAL

received the same traditional physical therapy in addition to lower extremity weights

Other: adding lower extremity weights; Other: traditional physical therapy group

Interventions

traditional physical therapy group OTHER

traditional physical therapy group

lower extremity weights group; traditional physical therapy group

adding lower extremity weights OTHER

All children in the two groups received physical therapy protocol for 30 minutes in addition to half kg of sandbags weights attached for each leg

lower extremity weights group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• ataxic cerebral palsy aged 7-13 years

You may not qualify if:

• any musculoskeletal conditions that affect balance previous surgeries that affecting balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Delta University for Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Delta University for Science and Technology

Gamasa, Dakahelia, 4030, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Ataxic, Autosomal Recessive

Study Officials

• Hala I. Kassem, Professor

  Professor of physical therapy

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer of physical therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2022
• First Posted: February 7, 2022
• Study Start: January 5, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2025
• Study Completion: December 20, 2025
• Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

EG (1)