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NCT Number: NCT05316090

Effect of Core Stability Excercises Program on Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Purpose of the study:

To evaluate effect of core stability exercises program on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

3 year–6 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Cairo, 11432, Egypt

About this study

Thirty spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children of both sexes will be selected from General hospitals and private centers in El-Minia government with the following criteria:

  • The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
  • Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale
  • Children in study group will be treated using core stability exercises program in addition to traditional program and children in the control group will be treated using traditional physical therapy program.
  • Trunk control measurement scale and pediatric reach test will be used to evaluate each child individually before and after 6 successive weeks of treatment, three times per week.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old.
  • Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale(Bohannon and Smith, 1987).
  • Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Exclusion criteria

  • Fructures and fixed deformities

Treatment and study plan

Core stability exercises program

Procedure

Strengthening to the trunk muscles

Traditional physical therapy program

Procedure

Neurodevelopmental training excercises

Primary outcomes

  1. Pediatric reach test

    Time frame: assessment after 6 weeks of intervention

    Reaching score

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Apr 7, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 7, 2022

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