NCT05946096

Effects of Dynamic Surface Exercise Training on Trunk Control and Gross Motor Functions in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ayesha Hameed · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of dynamic surface exercise treatment on trunk control and gross motor abilities in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

A clinical trial was conducted to assess the impact dynamic surface exercise training on gross motor and trunk control of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. The trial enrolled 38 children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy of GMFCS levels 3 and 4. Children were randomly assigned to either the DSET or conventional physiotherapy training groups. Both groups underwent 60-minute vigorous exercise program four days a week for two months. The trunk control measurement scale was used to assess trunk control, while the GMFM-88 was used to assess gross motor function. Trunk control and gross motor function scores were obtained at the beginning, the fourth week, and the eighth week.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dynamic surface exercise training	Dynamic surface exercise training involves a set of exercises that are performed on various dynamic surfaces like gym ball and vestibular swing. All these exercise provide optimal arousal as they provide proprioceptive and vestibular stimulus. This group received a set of exercises on various dynamic surfaces.These exercises were implemented for 60 minutes for four days a week for two months.And it was observed how these exercises impacted gross motor function and trunk control of children with diplegic cerebral palsy of GMFCS level 3 and 4
OTHER	conventional physical therapy	conventional physical therapy based on NDT involves a set of exercises that mostly include positioning exercises such as quadruped, side sitting, reaching sideways and overhead in sitting and catch and throw activities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-01
• Completion: 2023-12-01
• First posted: 2023-07-14
• Last updated: 2023-07-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan