Effect of Electrical Stimulation With Functional Task Training on Balance and Motor Abilities in Children With Diplegia

NCT06234215 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E.S and balance in diplegia
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aims of the study are to:

1. 1.Investigate the combined effect of functional task training with electrical stimulation of bilateral hip abductor muscles on balance in children with diplegia.
2. 2.Investigate the combined effect of functional task training with electrical stimulation of bilateral hip abductor muscles on motor abilities in children with diplegia.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Humac balance system

  static and dynamic balance when values inscrease the results are better.

  two months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Growth motor functional scale

  two months

Study Arms (2)

control group had functional task training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

this group doing functional task training exercise for 50 min 3 times per week for two months

Other: functional task training

study group had functional task training combined with electrical stimulation

EXPERIMENTAL

this group doing functional task training exercise combined with electrical stimulation for 50 min 3 times per week for two months

Device: functional electrical stimulation; Other: functional task training

Interventions

functional electrical stimulation DEVICE

electrical stimulation during function

study group had functional task training combined with electrical stimulation

functional task training OTHER

functional exercise

control group had functional task training; study group had functional task training combined with electrical stimulation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Their ages will range from 7-11 years.
• Both genders will be included.
• Their degree of spasticity will range from 1 to 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale (Meseguer-Henarejos et al., 2018).
• Their motor function will be at level I \& II according to Gross Motor Function --- -Classification system (Palisano et al., 2008).
• They will be understanding instructions.

You may not qualify if:

• Children will be excluded from the study if they have any of the following criteria:
• Musculoskeletal fixed deformities in upper limb, lower limb or spine.
• Visual or hearing problems.
• Epilepsy.
• Botulinium toxin therapy or orthopedic surgery within the past 6months or within the study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

‪Randa Adel‬

Ītāy al Bārūd, El-beheira, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• ‪Randa Adel‬, master

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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: specialist physiotherapy Randa Adel Mousa Mostafa Mousa

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2024
• First Posted: January 31, 2024
• Study Start: January 17, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 12, 2023
• Study Completion: November 25, 2023
• Last Updated: January 31, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Locations

EG (1)