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NCT Number: NCT03755648

Effect of Delorme Resistance Exercises Versus Treadmill Training in Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is one of the most important source of disability among children and its incidence is almost 3.6 in thousand live births.Children with Cerebral Palsy presents with ambulatory difficulties.The current study highlights the effect of treadmill training as compared to DeLorme resistance exercises on locomotor activities in cerebral palsy child.The present study would add to the clinical knowledge of physical therapists by promoting the implementation of treadmill training and DeLorme resistance exercises for this prevalent pediatric neurodevelopmental disorder. The study would decrease the burden of disease among community and enhance the social participation of cerebral palsy children. This in turn would improve the quality of living of these disabling diseased children.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

6 year–10 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Samreen Sadiq

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Children with Gross Motor Functional Scale Level II and III
  • Ability to understand commands and directions
  • Diplegic type of cerebral palsy
  • Children who had undergone bilateral Tendon of Achilles Lengthening procedure 3 to 6 months post-operatively

Exclusion criteria

  • Children presenting with other types of Cerebral Palsy
  • Children with audiovisual impairment that can hinder the treatment
  • leg length discrepancy greater than 2 cm,
  • Fixed contractures, joint instability and associated cardiovascular condition.

Treatment and study plan

Treadmill training

Other

The motorized treadmill treatment parameters considered will be 50 Hertz, 10 Ampere and 220 Volts. The speed of treadmill will be controlled with a single finger tip allowing an individual to exercise in safe environment with sufficient space.The treadmill training will be provided by giving instructions first and then warm up will be given for 5 minutes prior to the training. The children will be upright with the feet flat on treadmill platform. The height of handrails will be adjustable according to every child thus keeping their gaze forward. The training will be ended at cool down period of 5 minutes.The treatment session will be thirty minutes for each group, six times a week for three months.

Other names: traditional physical therapy

Traditional Physical therapy

Other

Traditional therapy includes hot pack for 15 minutes and stretching for 20 minutes

Delorme resistance exercise

Other

Delorme Resistance Training was also initiated with 5 minute warm up period. It was started with 10 Repetition Maximum and was gradually increased. The treatment session was thirty minutes for each group, six times a week for three months.

Other names: traditional physical therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Locomotor ability

    Time frame: 1 month

    Locomotor ability was assessed using ABILOCO-kids questionnaire. It consisted of 10 locomotion activities of which difficulty was rated by the parents. It has good reliability r=0.97 and reproducibility of 0.96. Parent is asked to fill in questionnaire by estimating their child's ease or difficulty in performing each activity. Activities are presented in 10 different random orders to avoid any systematic effect. During evaluation, 3-level response scale is presented to parent. Parent is asked to rate his perception on response scale as 'Impossible', 'Difficult' or 'Easy'. Activities not attempted by child within last 3 months are not scored and are entered as not applicable. Activities that child doesn't perform because they are too difficult must be scored as 'Impossible'. Child's locomotion ability and its 95% confidence interval are located on locomotion ability scale expressed in logits. Higher the ability of a child the more the measure will be located to the right.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ghurki Trust and Teaching Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Delorme Resistance Exercises Versus Treadmill Training on Locomotor Abilities in Cerebral Palsy

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 28, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 15, 2019

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