NCT04528966

Effects of WBV in Children With Hemiparetic CP

Short and Long-Term Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Spasticity and Motor Performance in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate short and long-term effects of Whole Body Vibration therapy on spasticity and motor performance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy in addition to conventional physiotherapy. Twenty-six patients undergoing conventional physiotherapy in a private rehabilitation center were included in the study. Patients were randomized to treatment and control groups. Study was completed with a total of 22 cases (11 for each group). At the beginning of the study, cases were evaluated with Gross Motor Function Measure-88, LEGSys Spatio-Temporal Gait Analyzer, SportKAT550tm Portable Computerized Kinesthetic Balance Device and Modified Ashworth Scale. Cases in the treatment group were treated with Compex-Winplate for 8 weeks, 3 times a week, 15 minutes a day in one session. All cases were reevaluated immediately after the treatment and 12 weeks after the treatment.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy
• Whole Body Vibration
• Spastic Hemiplegia
• Motor Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Whole-Body Vibration	Whole-Body Vibration Treatment for 3 sessions in a week for 8 weeks. Each sessions takes 15 minutes.
OTHER	Conventional Physiotherapy	conventional physiotherapy for 2 sessions in a week for 8 weeks. Each sessions takes 45 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-01
• Primary completion: 2018-08-01
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2020-08-27
• Last updated: 2020-08-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)