NCT06244095

Effects of Perturbation Therapy and Trunk Control Training

Comparative Effects of Perturbation and Trunk Control Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A postural perturbation refers to unexpected change in conditions that upsets the body's harmony and displaces its posture. These perturbations can be sensory in nature, such as vestibular perturbations resulting from electrical stimulation, visual perturbations caused by a moving room or graphical images, or somatosensory perturbations caused by muscle vibrations. The body's reactions to these sensory perturbations may be based on the perception of instability rather than actual imbalance. Trunk control plays a vital role in various aspects of daily life, including balance, walking, and overall functional abilities. Children with cerebral palsy (CP), who experience limitations in their ability to move, often expend more energy compared to their healthy peers.

Detailed description

This study will be randomized clinical trial used to compare the effects of Perturbation and trunk control training in children with Cerebral Palsy. Subjects meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be divided into two groups using lottery method. Pre-assessment will be done using Berg balance scale, functional Independent measures and TUG test as objective measurements. Subjects in one group will be treated using Perturbation therapy and the other one will be treated with Trunk control training. Both groups had three treatment sessions per week, for 4 weeks, and the total time for every session was about 30-45 minutes. A postural perturbation refers to unexpected change in conditions that upsets the body's harmony and displaces its posture. These perturbations can be sensory in nature, such as vestibular perturbations resulting from electrical stimulation, visual perturbations caused by a moving room or graphical images, or somatosensory perturbations caused by muscle vibrations. The body's reactions to these sensory perturbations may be based on the perception of instability rather than actual imbalance. On the other hand, "mechanical perturbations" physically displace the body segments, potentially leading to a shift in the overall center of mass or actual imbalance. Even small displacements of a single body segment, like the head, can elicit minor muscle responses throughout the body

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Perturbation Therapy	The applicants were instructed to perform various exercises, including rotating their trunks, tossing a ball, and maintaining pelvis neutrality. They were also asked to reach the toy sideways with one hand. The 6-week intervention was conducted four days a week for 60 minutes each day, focusing on trunk rotation, standing, tossing, and catching the ball in various directions. The training sessions lasted for 20 minutes each.
OTHER	Trunk Control Therapy	For the duration of each session, the manual pushes and pulls were administered around once per minute and lasted for 20 minutes. A platform that can be moved in four directions.Choosing to step and stroll when there is an outside disturbance. When routine motions such as sit-to-stand transitions, disruptions are applied when standing, walking, or other activities. Training with continuous disruptions simulates scenarios such as uneven terrain. Both rope and cable excursions are above ground and last for 20 minutes. Briefly explain the platform to the participants. Asked the participants to push the torso and waist against the wall during the session. Emerging barriers during training sessions like small obstacles (e.g. pair of bricks) then Lean the participants with the support of the therapist and let them go. Asked them to Step on a mushy or slick surface in session for 20 minutes. Each intervention session took place for 60 minutes per day four days of week for 6 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-28
• Primary completion: 2024-02-05
• Completion: 2024-02-05
• First posted: 2024-02-06
• Last updated: 2024-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan