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NCT Number: NCT04777773

Dual-task Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy

There are studies investigating the dual-task effect in sitting, standing up without sitting and walking in children with spastic CP. Some of these studies investigated motor-motor, some of them motor-cognitive dual-task states, and children with CP were compared to typically developing children. In all these studies, it is clearly seen that children with CP have more dual-task complexities than their typically developing peers. Some of these studies draw attention to dual-task education in children with CP. However, other than a randomized controlled study and a case report in the literature, we did not find any studies investigating the effectiveness of dual-task training in children with CP. When the literature is examined in detail, there is no study that examines the effect of dual-task exercise programs on walking activities and children's participation in daily life in children with CP.

This study has been planned based on this deficiency in the literature. Based on ICF, This study has been planned dual-task training for children with CP.

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Activity, Motor Behavior Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Diplegia Health Behavior Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Motor Activity Nervous System Diseases Participation, Patient Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Participation Physical Disability Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

7 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ordu Uni

Ordu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being diagnosed with cerebral palsy,
  • Having spastic type unilateral and bilateral involvement,
  • Being between the ages of 7-18,
  • Being GMFCSS Level I and Level II,
  • Continuing normal education (not being a mainstreaming student),
  • Not having any surgical operation involving the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months,
  • Not having Botulinum Toxin application in the last 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

  • Failing to accomplish the cognitive task (starting from a number between 0-100 and not counting back 1 each)
  • Being a behavioral problem that makes it difficult to participate in the study,
  • Inability to walk without support

Treatment and study plan

Dual-Task Training

Other

dual-task training

Primary outcomes

  1. 10m walking test

    Time frame: 5 min

    10m walking test (the speed of gait is measured)

  2. 10m walking test with dual-task

    Time frame: 5 min

    10m walking test with dual-task (the speed of gait is measured) (dual- task is counting backwards)

  3. 10m backward walking test

    Time frame: 5 min

    10m backward walking test (the speed of gait is measured)

  4. 10m backward walking test with dual-task

    Time frame: 5 min

    10m backward walking test with dual-task (the speed of gait is measured) (dual- task is counting backwards)

  5. balance

    Time frame: 15 min

    Balance skills of participators are assessed with 'Pediatric Berg Balance' .

  6. participation of daily life

    Time frame: 15 min

    Participation of daily life of children are assessed with PODCI questionnaire.

  7. Visual Gait Assessment

    Time frame: 10 min

    Participators' positions of joints are assessed with Edinburg Visual Score. Children walked 10m walking pathway. The camera records were frontside, backward, and laterals.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sema BÜĞÜŞAN ORUÇ

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Dual-task Training on Activity and Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 2, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 2, 2021

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