Effect of Disturbed Attention on Balance in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

NCT07012122 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/003969
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the current study is to determine if there is a correlation between disturbed attention and balance in children with spastic diplegia.

Conditions

Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Overall stability index (OSI)

  Values for the overall stability index (OSI) will be recorded by the Biodex balance system in the beginning with out any disturbance to the child attention, and then recorded during each task performed within their assigned group. Low OSI value indicates good balance and stability, with minimal sway or movement. High OSI value indicates difficulty maintaining balance and stability, with increased sway or movement, potentially suggesting impaired motor control or balance problems.

  One hour

Study Arms (3)

Group of visual spatial memory task

It will consist of 21 children, who will perform a visual spatial memory task.

Other: visual spatial memory task

Group of nonspatial verbal memory task

It will consist of 21 children, who will perform a nonspatial verbal memory task.

Other: nonspatial verbal memory task

Group of visuomotor tracking task

It will consist of 21 children, who will perform a visuomotor tracking task.

Other: visuomotor tracking task

Interventions

visual spatial memory task OTHER

The child will be asked to put numbers in an imagined matrices and memorize the position very well then will be asked to remember the position of these numbers.

Group of visual spatial memory task

nonspatial verbal memory task OTHER

The child is presented with a series of sentences that are similar in structure and content, with only slight variations in elements such as the verb, subject, or object. The child's task is to remember and accurately recall these sentences. For example: The dog is running in the park, The cat is running in the park, The dog is playing in the park, The dog is running in the yard.

Group of nonspatial verbal memory task

visuomotor tracking task OTHER

Then the rest will be introduced in the form of computer screen in front of the child with a dot moving under the control of a computer mouse and asking the child to track the dot while maintaining his balance as much as he can.

Group of visuomotor tracking task

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Sixty-three children with diplegic Cerebral Palsy of both genders that will be selected from Outpatient Clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University.

You may qualify if:

• Cerebral palsy children with spastic diplegia.
• Age ranges from 8 -12 years.
• Level Ι - II according to Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS).
• Grade 1, 1+ of the Modified Ashworth Scale.

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)

Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Asmaa Osama Sayed, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Cairo university

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2025
• First Posted: June 10, 2025
• Study Start: June 10, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 10, 2025
• Study Completion: July 20, 2025
• Last Updated: July 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

EG (1)