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NCT Number: NCT05719636

Effects of Progressive Resistance Exercise Training on Endurance and Functional Mobility in Children With Spina Bifida

In this research the effects of progressive resistance exercise training on endurance and functional mobility in children with spina bifida are assessed.

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Key information

Conditions

Spina Bifida Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Malformations Neural Tube Defects Spinal Dysraphism

Age range

8 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 8 to 16 year.
  • Male and female both are included.
  • Lower extremity weakness (less than 2).
  • Knee and hip flexion contractures

Exclusion criteria

  • Bowel and bladder dysfunction.
  • Children having absent tone.
  • Children having bone fracture

Treatment and study plan

conventional treatment

Other

Conventional protocol that involves simple active and passive range of motion exercises of lower limb with positioning for assistive devices was provided

progressive resistance exercise

Other

The protocol that was applied on the members of (experimental group) are progressive resistance exercises. These passive resistance exercises included Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction of hip; Flexion, Extension of knee; with minimum time in start and minimum quantity of loads, with Thera bands and sandbags,.

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Specific Functional Scale for lower extremity functional status

    Time frame: 6th week

    Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) was developed by Stratford et al 1995 as a self-report outcome measure of function that could be used in patients with varying levels of independence. The aim of PSFS is to provide clinicians with a valid, reliable, responsive and efficient outcome measure that would be easy to use and applicable to a large number of clinical presentations. Gives the patient positive re-enforcement that the intervention is effective. Can be used on a wide variety of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions

Secondary outcomes

  1. 6 minute walk test

    Time frame: 6th week

    The 6 Minute Walk Test is a sub-maximal exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance. The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes is used as the outcome by which to compare changes in performance capacity.

  2. sit to stand test

    Time frame: 6th Week

    The participant is encouraged to complete as many full stands as possible within 30 seconds. The participant is instructed to fully sit between each stand. While monitoring the participant's performance to ensure proper form, the tester silently counts the completion of each correct stand

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Feb 9, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 27, 2023

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