Role of Dynamic Movement Intervention in Children with Spastic Diplegia

The study aims to investigate the effect of dynamic movement intervention approach on static and dynamic balance, quality of step length and cadence of walking pattern of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

4 year–7 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Age ranged from 4-7 years.
They can walk alone short distance and climb stairs holding on rail (Grade I & II according to GMFCS).
They can understand and execute instructions.
They will be medically stable.
Degree of spasticity will be ranged from 1 to 1+ degree according to the Modified Ashworth Scale.

Exclusion criteria

Visual impairment (visual loss- cataract- myopia- hyperopia).
Hearing impairment (deafness)
Cognitive problem.
Uncontrolled Convulsions.
Orthopedic surgery for the affected lower limbs within one year.
Botulinum toxin injection within the last 6 months or within the study period.

Treatment and study plan

Dynamic Movement Intervention

Other

Dynamic movement intervention is a physical therapy approach for infants suffering abnormal developmental motor evolution caused by a known or unknown non-degenerative syndrome affecting the central nervous system

Primary outcomes

Effect of Dynamic movement intervention on balance and quality of walking of the study group compared to control group, measured using Humac Balance System.

Time frame: Baseline

Effect of Dynamic movement intervention on balance and quality of walking of the study group compared to control group with different intervention.

As balance will be assessed using Humac Balance System.

Study contacts

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

Mahmoud Awara, B.Sc

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201013829575

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Dynamic Movement Intervention on Children with Spastic Diplegia

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Feb 21, 2024
Registry last updated: Feb 12, 2025

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