CompletedNot Applicable

Physical Activity on Postural Stability and Coordination in Children With Posterior Fossa Tumor

Egypt60 participantsStarted 2020-08-06

Plain-language summary

Medulloblastoma is a rapidly-growing tumor of the cerebellum, this area controls balance, posture and sophisticated motor functions like finer hand movements, speech, and swallowing. It has been reported that those children fall frequently so the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of balance and coordination training in these Children.

Who can participate

Age range5 Years – 12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Children with posterior fossa tumors during follow up.
✓. Children between 5-12 years old.
✓. Time elapsed since the start of treatment more than 4 months in order to be in maintenance phase.
✓. They can understand verbal command.
✓. Children with no visual, auditory or perceptual disorders.
✓. Children are already treated surgically.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Children with a genetic disorder or mental retardation.
✕. Children with a chronic lung disease.
✕. Sever cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction \<40%, ischemia and angina pectoris at rest).
✕. Children with a neuromuscular disease not related to tumor.

What they're measuring

Change Balance

Timeframe: at week 12

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04528316

SponsorChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-04-30

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