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NCT Number: NCT04991623

Short-term Effects Kinesiology Tape on Sitting Postural Control in Moderate and Severe Cerebral Palsy

To analyze the short-term effect of kinesiology taping on sitting postural control in moderate and severe cerebral palsy

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Kinesiology Taping Nervous System Diseases Postural Control

Age range

4 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Javier Merino Andrés

Toledo, 45006, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age between 4 and 14 years
  • diagnosis of motor and cognitive disability
  • have prescribed physiotherapy treatment at school
  • acquisition of autonomous sitting
  • sign the consent informed

Exclusion criteria

  • presentation of an allergic reaction to tape
  • presentation of wounds in the area of application of the tape
  • having received botulinum toxin treatment in the last 6 months

Treatment and study plan

Kinesiology Taping

Device

We used kinesiology taping in abdominal muscles

Conventional Physiotherapy

Other

We used conventional physiotherapy to comparate

Primary outcomes

  1. Posture and Postural Ability Scale - T0

    Time frame: pre-intervention

    Posture and Postural Ability Scale pre-intervention (PPAS pre). Score from 0 to 7, and the higher the score, the better posture

  2. Posture and Postural Ability Scale - T1

    Time frame: at 10 days

    Posture and Postural Ability Scale post-intervention (PPAS post). Score from 0 to 7, and the higher the score, the better posture

  3. Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control - T0

    Time frame: pre-intervention

    Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control pre-intervention (SATco pre). Score from 1 to 7, and the lower the score, the better balance

  4. Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control - T1

    Time frame: at 10 days

    Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control post-intervention (SATco post).Score from 1 to 7, and the lower the score, the better balance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Other

Registry information

Acronym: KT-SIT_CP

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Aug 5, 2021
Registry last updated
Jun 3, 2024

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