Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01357954
The Efficacy of Targeted Training on the Postural Control and Gross Motor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 28 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 2 Years – 15 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The project aims to test the effectiveness and explore the possibility of performing a novel therapeutic approach, targeting to increase strength and coordination around the trunk, giving a more active and functional seating and head control in those children with cerebral palsy (CP) who are wheelchair users. The project will also try to determine the muscle physiological effect of treatment using indirect measures of strength in the spinal musculature.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Regular physiotherapy | The child's regular physiotherapy |
| OTHER | Targeted Training | Targeted training, 5 days a week for 6 months, up to 30 minutes a day |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-05-01
- Completion
- 2013-06-01
- First posted
- 2011-05-23
- Last updated
- 2020-08-05
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Denmark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01357954. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.