NCT06086678

Effect of Hydrotherapy Versus Aerobic Exercise on Pulmonary Function on Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsied Children

Improvement of Pulmonary Function in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsied Children by Using Hydrotherapy and Aerobic Exercises

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (estimated)
• Sponsor: South Valley University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood. Respiratory muscle weakness and a low upper to lower chest diameter ratio are common respiratory dysfunction manifestations in those children which negatively affect their quality of life..

Detailed description

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of hydrotherapy versus aerobic exercise on pulmonary function in hemiplegic children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Sixty hemiplegic children (both genders) took part in this research, they were between the ages of 8 to 16, moreover, they were split equally between three groups (A, B and C). The three groups participated in the same conventional physical therapy, group (A) received conventional physical therapy only, group (B) received hydrotherapy, while group (C) received aerobic exercise. Pulmonary function tests are measured by Six-minute walk test (6-MWT) and Spirometer to measure Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) as well as FEV1/FVC ratio for all children before the beginning and after the end of this study, the treatment program was applied three sessions per week for 12 consecutive weeks.

Conditions

• To Compare the Effectiveness of Hydrotherapy Versus Aerobic Exercise on Pulmonary Function in Hemiplegic Children With Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conventional physical therapy	1. Deep breathing exercise. 2. Diaphragmatic breathing exercise. 3. Pursed lip breathing exercise.
OTHER	Hydrotherapy	1. Water walking exercise. 2. Forward lunges exercise. 3. Single leg balance exercise. 4. Side stepping exercise. 5. Push ups exercise. 6. Standing knee lifts exercise.
OTHER	Aerobic exercise	Aerobic exercise in form of treadmill training when each child was standing on the treadmill, should be ensure that this standing in an upright position, and according to each child, the therapist corrected the height of the handrails. Ask the child to keep looking forwards along the walking on the treadmill aiming to encourage the setting of walking free. The treadmill training would be completed for each child when the child completes three stages in 1-min training cycles. First stage: the child grasped on to the rails with both hands in first 15 s of every 1-min. Second stage: the child grasped on to the railings with one hand in the second 15 s. And final stage: the child didn't grasp on to the railings in last 30 s. Every child performed this procedure twenty times

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-15
• Primary completion: 2024-01-15
• Completion: 2024-01-20
• First posted: 2023-10-17
• Last updated: 2023-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt