NCT06676540

Effect of Eccentric Exercise on Spasticity, Walking and Balance in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Effect of Eccentric Exercise Training on Spasticity, Walking and Balance in Individuals With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lokman Hekim University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Our clinical research study is planned as a randomized controlled study and will use a stratified randomization method. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of eccentric exercise training on spasticity, walking and balance in individuals with spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP). Individuals with spastic unilateral SP (hemiparetic) and bilateral SP (diparetic) diagnosis, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level I, II and III, aged between 6-18 years will be included in the study.

Detailed description

As a result of the G-power analysis, it was revealed that a total of 42 individuals should be included in the control and study groups. In our study, a control group of 21 people (Neurodevelopmental Treatment Group-NGT/2 days per week, 40 minutes) and an experimental group (Neurodevelopmental Treatment + Eccentric Exercise Group-NGT+EE/2 sessions per week, 20 minutes NGT + 30 minutes eccentric exercise program) will be formed. After the initial evaluations, 2 physiotherapy sessions per week will be applied to both groups for 8 weeks and then the final evaluations will be made and the obtained data will be compared with the initial evaluation data to reveal the statistical effect of eccentric exercises on spasticity, walking and balance parameters. The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H1: Eccentric exercise training for spastic lower extremity muscles in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy has an effect on spasticity severity. H2: Eccentric exercise training for spastic lower extremity muscles in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy has an effect on gait parameters. H3: Eccentric exercise training for spastic lower extremity muscles in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy has an effect on balance parameters. H4: Eccentric exercise training for spastic lower extremity muscles in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy has an effect on quality of life, activities of daily living (ADL), and participation.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy, Spastic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT) and Eccentric Exercise Training Group (NDT+EE)	Including Functional Eccentric Exercises Applied to Individuals with Cerebral Palsy
OTHER	Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT)	This application includes rehabilitation methods frequently used in pediatric rehabilitation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-15
• Primary completion: 2025-04-30
• Completion: 2025-06-15
• First posted: 2024-11-06
• Last updated: 2026-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)