NCT06092619

Effects of Vojta Therapy on the Motor Function of Children With Neuromotor Disorders

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Salamanca · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Months – 36 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Functionality and motor skills during activities of daily living have progressively gained importance as tools for classification, assessment and research of neuromotor disorders and the treatment methodology according to Dr. Vojta or Reflex Locomotion follows this criterion in the clinical field. Vojta therapy is a commonly extended tool in the field of pediatric rehabilitation. This methodology acts on the ontogenic postural function and automatic postural control, on which different environmental aspects will later act. It is not a functional training, to avoid the voluntary movement available according to the pathology by means of compensations. Vojta therapy would be the key to unlock the development of gross motor function, later used in the movement of daily life activities, including other therapies such as conventional physiotherapy, sensory stimulation, occupational therapy, etc. This study aims to demonstrate that there are changes in the motor development of children with cerebral palsy with the application of Vojta Therapy.

Conditions

• Motor Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Vojta Therapy	The therapist applied pressure to defined zones on the body whilst positioned in prone, supine and side lying, where the stimulus leads to automatically and involuntarily complex movement.The parents were also instructed on at least one of the exercises from the first session, after the initial assessment. The home program was progressively increased and supervised until the three therapy positions were mastered, during weekly or fortnightly follow ups. The recommended dose was four times per day at home, in session no longer than 15-20 minutes; however, the daily frequency of each family due to different availability was also taken in account. The frequency of the dose was divided into 3 groups: families who could carry on therapy a) three times per day, b) four times per day, c) one or two times per day, d) less than seven times per week or therapy at the clinic
OTHER	Conventional physiotherapy:	Conventional physiotherapy intervention included goal-directed functional training based on tasks. These motor skills will be performed in enhanced and adapted settings, but as similar as possible to the usual activities of daily living. Family and children participated in the goal setting, and the approach will focus on overcoming the limitations of the activities to reach these, instead of the modification of the movement patterns. This intervention is founded in motor learning and behavioral neuroscience, focusing on participation and activity acquisition.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-30
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2023-10-23
• Last updated: 2023-10-23