NCT00552721

Physical Therapy After Anti-spastic Treatment in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Physical Therapy With Versus Without Strength Training After Botulinum-toxin Treatment in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It is the primary purpose of this pilot study to investigate if physical therapy with strength training is better at improving muscle and gait function after anti-spastic treatment with Botulinum toxin compared to physical therapy without strength training in children with cerebral palsy. The investigators hypothesize that it is.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical therapy with strength training	12 weeks of physical therapy after Botulinum-toxin treatment (two 45-min sessions/week) with an emphasis on strength training.
OTHER	Physical therapy without strength training	12 weeks of physical therapy after Botulinum-toxin treatment (two 45-min sessions/week) without strength training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-10-01
• Completion: 2009-07-01
• First posted: 2007-11-02
• Last updated: 2009-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark