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NCT Number: NCT02105649

Calf Muscle Strength and Standing Efficiency in Children With Spastic Diplegia

It will be hypothesized that strengthening the calf muscles will improve standing efficiency in children with spastic diplegia.

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases

Age range

2 year–4 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cairo University

Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children age will be ranging between 2 and 4 years.
  • They are classified at level III by GMFCS-ER, i.e. they can stand with minimal support.
  • Full mobile lower limbs joints.
  • Children with mild and moderate spasticity ( i.e. grade 1 and 2, according to Modified Ashworth Scale).

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with severe spasticity ( i.e. grade 4, according to Modified Ashworth Scale).
  • Fixed deformities.
  • Uncontrolled seizures.

Treatment and study plan

Strengthening exercise + Electrical stimulation of calf muscle

Other

selected physical therapy program

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Gross Motor Function Measure

    Time frame: 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Ultrasonography

    Time frame: 2 months

    To measure calf muscle thickness

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

CALF MUSCLE STRENGTH AND STANDING EFFICIENCY IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC DIPLEGIA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 7, 2014
Registry last updated
Feb 4, 2015

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