Virtual Reality Versus Mirror Therapy on Balance and Muscle Strength in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

NCT05331703 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/0035A342
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Previous research has demonstrated balance deficits ranging from 28%-43% depending on the nature of the balance task in individuals with CP compared to controls (Kenis-Coskun et al., 2016). As balance is critical for underlying normal movement, improvements in static and dynamic balance are important goals in rehabilitation for ambulatory children with CP (Saether et al., 2013). Balance deficits are among the symptoms that having a more profound impact on motor function and quality of life inn with CP children (Lai et al., 2017). Poor balance reduces the ability to perform gait-related activities and increases the risk of falling, which, in turn, limits participation in daily activities, including sports and physical activities (Usuba et al., 2015).

Conditions

Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Biodex balance system

  The Biodex balance System to measures postural stability under dynamic stress.

  3 months

• Hand held dynamometer

  The hand held dynamometry to measure muscle strength of non-disabled children

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

group A

EXPERIMENTAL

will receive a designed physical therapy program in addition to program of virtual reality

Other: designed physical therapy program in addition to program of virtual reality.

group B

EXPERIMENTAL

will receive a designed physical therapy program in addition to program of mirror therapy.

Other: designed physical therapy program in addition to program of mirror therapy.

Interventions

designed physical therapy program in addition to program of virtual reality. OTHER

physical therapy program in addition to program of virtual reality.

group A

designed physical therapy program in addition to program of mirror therapy. OTHER

physical therapy program in addition to program of mirror therapy.

group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Their ages will range from 6 to 10 years old.
• The degree of spasticity will range from 1+ to 2 grades according to Modified Ashworth scale (NUMANO and Günel, 2011) (Appendix II).
• They will be on level I and II on Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) (Palisano et al., 2008) (Appendix III).
• Their heights will be one meter or more.
• They will be able to follow the verbal commands or instructions.

You may not qualify if:

• Severe visual or auditory problems.
• Epilepsy.
• History of surgical interference in lower limbs.
• Botulinum toxin injections of the lower limbs during the previous six

Sponsors & Collaborators

• October 6 University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Emad Eldin

Cairo, October, 8124, Egypt

RECRUITING

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: assistant professor at faculty of physical therapy at October 6 university

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 28, 2022
• First Posted: April 18, 2022
• Study Start: December 22, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 22, 2023
• Study Completion: December 22, 2023
• Last Updated: April 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Locations

EG (1)