a Comparison Between the Effectiveness of Vestibular and Dual Task on Balance in Diplegic Children

NCT05692336 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/003716
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the study is carried out to identify If there is any difference between the effectiveness of Vestibular training and Dual task training on balance in children with Diplegic Cerebral Palsy. so in this study the sample will be divided into two equal groups, each group will recieve only one type of training ( vestibular training or dual task training ) the balance of the diplegic children will be assessed before and after using HUMAC balance system and pediatric balance scale , the results will be compared between both groups and if there is one training is more effective than the other , it will be recommended most in the future treatment program.

Conditions

Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Static Balance

  static balance will be assessed using HUMAC balance system , a comparison of the results between two groups will be carried out , and the more effective treatment program will be more recommended than the other

  2 months of training

• dynamic balance

  dynamic balance will be assessed using pediatric balance scale and a comparison between the results of the two groups will be done to recommend one over the other.

  2 months of training

• which training will be more beneficial for the diplegic child balance

  after the results of both groups (for static and dynamic balance) are analyzed one treatment will be recommended most (the treatment for the group that has greater balance improvement ).

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

vestibular training

EXPERIMENTAL

balance training that focus on vestibular system stimulation like when the eyes are folded while standing on a balance board or walking on swinging boards

Other: vestibular training

dual task training

EXPERIMENTAL

The children received special balance training in the form of dual-task training performing balance activities as a basic task in conjunction with second task that includes upper limb activity using basketball and long rings shaft or cognitive task like telling a story during balance training .

Other: dual task training

Interventions

vestibular training OTHER

balance training in the form of vestibular training

vestibular training

dual task training OTHER

balance training in the form of dual task training

dual task training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• clinical diagnosis of diplegic cerebral palsy .
• age range : from 5 to 10 years old.
• The degree of spasticity is between grade 1 or 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale (Charalambous ,2013).
• They are at level I OR II on Gross Motor Function Classification System .
• All the children were able to follow verbal command and instructions.

You may not qualify if:

• Children that suffer from epilepsy.
• Severe visual and auditory problems.
• Structural or fixed soft tissue deformities of Lower extremities.
• Severe mental retardation.
• Botox injection in the lower extremity in the past 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• amira A mahmoud

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

amira A mahmoud, bachelor

CONTACT

+201015039297; ashrafamira74@gmail.com

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: teaching assisstant at faculty of physical therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 22, 2022
• First Posted: January 20, 2023
• Study Start: February 20, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2023
• Study Completion: April 30, 2023
• Last Updated: January 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

Locations

EG (1)