Moderate Versus High-intensity Interval Training in Children With Diplegia.

NCT07289373 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/002427
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim is to compare the effects of moderate-intensity training and high-intensity interval training on gait, energy expenditure, and functional mobility in children with spastic diplegia. Methods: Thirty children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy were allocated randomly into two groups (n=15 each). The group A and the group B. Assessment of functional mobility and energy expenditure and gait analysis for all children of both groups were assessed before and after the suggested period of treatment.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

Cerebral palsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Gait

  Assessed by 2D gait analysis

  2 months

• Functional mobility

  Assessed by Time Up and Go test

  2 months

• Energy Expenditure

  Assessed by Energy Expenditure Index Heart Rate

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A (received aerobic training with moderate intensity endurance training "MIET" by walking or running on a treadmill). Treatment was delivered for 20minutes, 3 times per week for two successive months.

Procedure: Moderate intensity training

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B (received aerobic training exercises in the form of high-intensity interval training (HIT) by walking or running on a treadmill). Treatment was delivered for 20minutes, 3 times per week for two successive months.

Procedure: High intensity interval training

Interventions

Moderate intensity training PROCEDURE

Moderate-intensity endurance training (MIET) by walking or running on a treadmill

Group A

High intensity interval training PROCEDURE

Aerobic training exercises in a form of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) by walking or running on a treadmill

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Their age ranged from 3 to 5 years old
• The degree of spasticity ranged from 1+ to 2 according to modified Ashworth scale
• They were able to walk with limitations or holding on according to Gross Motor Function Classification System (II, III).
• They were able to follow instructions and understand commands.
• They were medically stable.

You may not qualify if:

• Children who had bone and tendon lengthening surgeries within the last 6 months.
• Children with lung and heart diseases and disorders.
• Children with fixed deformities in joints and bones of lower limbs.
• Children performing different sorts of physical activities.
• Children receiving any medications affecting muscle and mental function or antiepileptic drugs that affect the mental function.
• Children with perceptual defects.
• Children with any visual or sound-related issues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

High-Intensity Interval Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Mai E. Abbass

  Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assisstant Proffessor, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2025
• First Posted: December 17, 2025
• Study Start: November 23, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2025
• Study Completion: March 10, 2025
• Last Updated: December 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)