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NCT Number: NCT07438223

Effect Of Brain Gym Exercises On Balance And Quality Of Life In Children With Spastic Diplegia

Statement of the problem Do brain gym exercises affect balance and quality of life in children with spastic diplegia?

Null hypotheses:

1. There will be no significant effect of brain gym exercises on balance in children with spastic diplegia. 2. There will be no significant effect of brain gym exercises on quality of life in children with spastic diplegia.

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy (CP) Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebral Palsy Nervous System Diseases Spastic Diplegia

Age range

6 year–8 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of physical therapy cairo university

Cairo, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Maya Galal Abd-Alwahab, Assistant professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201141904589

About this study

The Study targets the children with spastic diplegia from both sexes , sample size estimation is 44 children. Children participating in this study will be selected randomly from the pediatric outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

1 - Children with spastic diplegia who have balance problems in standing and gait.

2-Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS) .

3- The age of children will range from 6 to 8 years old. 4-The height of children will be at least one meter. 5- Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS (Gross Motor Classification System ).

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with visual or auditory problems.
  • Children with intellectual disability.
  • Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery in the last 6 months.

Treatment and study plan

brain gym exercises

Other

Brain gym exercises include: Energy exercise: Drinking water Brain buttons Midline movements: Cross crawl Lazy eight Belly breathing exercise Deepening attitude: Hook- ups Lengthening activities: Arm activation The owl Calf pump

Conventional physical therapy program

Other

Conventional physical therapy program includes: Balance from standing Sit to stand Standing balance One leg standing Ball kicking Reaching out Pick up objects outside the stability limit Gait training Walking sideways Walking backwards Obstacle course walking and stair climbing Brain gym exercises include: Energy exercise: Drinking water Brain buttons Midlinemovements: Cross crawl Lazy eight Belly breathing exercise Deepening attitude: Hook- ups Lengthening activities: Arm activation The owl Calf pump

Primary outcomes

  1. Balance

    Time frame: 3 months

    Biodex balance system will measure the overall stability index, antero -posterior stability index and medio- lateral stability index, higher score indicate lower stability.

  2. Quality of life

    Time frame: 3 months

    Cerebral Palsy Quality Of Life Questionnaire (CPQOL)contains 66 items each uses a 9- point rating scale ( for items The minimum value 1, maximum value 9)and then transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. As the total score approaches 100 this means better quality of life. The domains evaluated using it are social well being and acceptance, emotional well-being, function and participation and physical health, access to services, pain and impact of disability, and family health..

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Hebatallah Mohamed Kamal, Professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201065263619

Maya Galal Abd-Alwahab, Assistant professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201141904589

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 27, 2026
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2026

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