Effect of IASTM in Children With Diplegia

NCT07289386 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005090
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim was to evaluate the effect of using IASTM on passive ROM of the lower limbs and joint angles during gait in children with spastic diplegic CP. Methods: Thirty children with diplegic CP were randomly divided into 2 groups: a control group (which received a selected physical therapy program) and the study group (which received IASTM therapy in addition to the selected physical therapy program). They were treated three times weekly for six weeks. Passive ROM and active ROM during gait were assessed using a digital goniometer and Kinovea analysis software, respectively, before and after the proposed treatment period.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Active range of motion

  measured by 2D gait analysis

  six weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• passive range of motion

  six weeks

Study Arms (2)

Study group

EXPERIMENTAL

which received IASTM therapy in addition to the selected physical therapy program

Procedure: IASTM therapy in addition to the selected physical therapy program

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

which received selected physical therapy program

Procedure: selected physical therapy program

Interventions

IASTM therapy in addition to the selected physical therapy program PROCEDURE

The designed IASTM therapy was applied for 8-10 minutes per session, three times per week (every other day), for six successive weeks in addition to the selected physical therapy program was applied for one hour per session, three times per week (every other day), for six successive weeks

Study group

selected physical therapy program PROCEDURE

The selected physical therapy program was applied for one hour per session, three times per week (every other day), for six successive weeks

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged from 5 to 8 years old.
• spasticity ranged from 1 to 1+, according to Modified Ashworth Scale
• Children at level II according to Gross Motor Function Classification System
• They achieved independent walking with or without assistive device
• able to follow instructions and understand commands.

You may not qualify if:

• Fixed muscle contractures or fixed bone deformities in the lower limb.
• Botox injection for the last six months.
• Orthopedic surgeries for the last year.
• Children with infectious diseases.
• Skin infection, seizures, and any lower limb soft tissue injury.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy

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

• 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: Assistant Proffessor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2025
• First Posted: December 17, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: December 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)