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NCT Number: NCT04651283

Effect of Using Adaptive Seating Equipment on Hand Function

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adaptive swiss ball seating as an alternative for standard chair seating on hand function in children with hemiparesis. Subjects: A total of 30 spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children (19 boys and 11 girls), aged 3-6 years participated in this study. They were randomly assigned into control and study groups of equal numbers each consisted of fifteen children (n=15). Methods: Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2 (PDMS-2) was used to evaluate each child individually before and after three successive months of treatment (3 sessions per week), to assess 2 subtests (the grasping skills and visual motor integration skills) for all children of both groups. Control group who received a specially selected physical therapy program for hand function on a standard chair seating. Study group who received the same selected program for hand function on adaptive swiss ball seating.

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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, Egypt

About this study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adaptive swiss ball seating as an alternative for standard chair seating on hand function in children with hemiparesis.

In this study, a total of 30 spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children (19 boys and 11 girls) aged 3-6 years, they were selected from general hospitals and private centers in kafr El-Sheikh government, randomly assigned to either the control group (n=15), who received a specially selected physical therapy program for hand function on standard chair seating, or the study group (n=15), who received the same selected program for hand function but on adaptive Swiss ball seating. Both groups received 3 sessions per week for 3 successive months. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2 (PDMS-2) was used to evaluate each child individually before and after three successive months of treatment, to assess 2 subtests (grasping skills and visual motor integration skills).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.
  • The age of the selected children ranged from 3 to 6 years old.
  • Degree of spasticity ranged from 1 to 1+, according to Modified Ashworth' Scale (Bohannon and Smith, 1987)
  • They were able to follow instructions and understand commands included in both assessment and training procedures.
  • They were able to sit independent with trunk control.

Exclusion criteria

  • Children exposed to orthopedic surgeries or potolinium toxins injection in the last 6 mounth before intervention.
  • Children with fixed upper limb deformities
  • Children with hearing or visual impairments.

Treatment and study plan

Traditional seat group

Other

Each child in the control group was asked to conduct or follow instructions given for him or her to conduct the following hand function tasks for three successive months of treatment, three times per week (every other day):

  • Building towers and shapes with different textures weights and bright colors.
  • Inserting different shapes in the correct hole.
  • Dropping pellets.
  • Stringing beads.
  • Copying square and triangle.
  • Opening the bottle and close it.
  • Folding and Crumpling paper.
  • Cutting paper by scissors.
  • Tracing line and connecting dots.
  • Reaching above the level of shoulder.
  • Reaching across the midline.
  • Squeezing water out of a sponge.
  • Buttoning and unbuttoning button.
  • Playing clapping games.
  • Turning pages in a book.
  • Lacing string.
  • Picking up a small piece of food and bringing it into the palm.
  • Moving a penny from the palm to the fingers.
  • Removing socks.
  • Brush the teeth.

Other names: Occupational therapy program for upper limb while the child sitting on chair

Adaptive seating equipment group

Other

Each child in the study group was asked to conduct or follow instructions given for him or her to conduct the following hand function tasks for three successive months of treatment, three times per week (every other day):

  • Building towers and shapes with different textures weights and bright colors.
  • Inserting different shapes in the correct hole.
  • Dropping pellets.
  • Stringing beads.
  • Copying square and triangle.
  • Opening the bottle and close it.
  • Folding and Crumpling paper.
  • Cutting paper by scissors.
  • Tracing line and connecting dots.
  • Reaching above the level of shoulder.
  • Reaching across the midline.
  • Squeezing water out of a sponge.
  • Buttoning and unbuttoning button.
  • Playing clapping games.
  • Turning pages in a book.
  • Lacing string.
  • Picking up a small piece of food and bringing it into the palm.
  • Moving a penny from the palm to the fingers.
  • Removing socks.
  • Brush the teeth.

Other names: Occupational therapy program for upper limb while the child sitting on adaptive seating equipment ( swiss ball)

Primary outcomes

  1. change is being assessed in grasping score

    Time frame: Change from Baseline grasping score assessed at 3 months

    Assessment of grasping using Peabody Developmental Motor Scale 2 the higher score means a better outcome

  2. change is being assessed in visual motor integration score

    Time frame: Change from Baseline visual motor integration score assessed at 3 months

    Assessment of visual motor integration using Peabody Developmental Motor Scale 2 the higher score means a better outcome

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Using Adaptive Seating Equipment on Grasping and Visual Motor Integration in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

Acronym: hemiparesis

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 3, 2020
Registry last updated
Dec 3, 2020

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