CompletedNot Applicable

Loaded Gait Training on Gross Motor Function in Cerebral Palsy

Egypt52 participantsStarted 2024-04-02

Plain-language summary

A randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the additional effect loaded gait training to conventional physical therapy program on gross motor function and the knee extensors strength in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Children were divided randomly into two equal groups. The control group received a conventional physical therapy program, while the intervention group received the same program plus loaded gait training. Gross motor functions and knee extensor strength were measured.

Who can participate

Age range

5 Years – 7 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: five to seven years old, classified as levels II and III on the GMFCS. * Spasticity grade from 1+ to 2 based on the Modified Ashworth scale. * Able to understand and follow verbal commands and instructions (with a score above 80 on the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale). Exclusion Criteria: * Genetic or metabolic disorders. * Brain tumours. * Musculoskeletal dysfunction that would interfere with our intervention (e.g. tightness of the posterior knee joint capsule that causes passive knee extension lag, or fixed contracture of the knee joint). * Surgical intervention in the lower limbs within the preceding 12 months. * Botulinum toxin injections in lower limb muscles within the last six months.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Gross motor function

Timeframe: 1 year

knee extensor strength

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06339099

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-08-15

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