NCT06679166

Fall Frequency in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Evaluation of Fall Frequency in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Controlled Study

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 46 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Beylikduzu State Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this cross-sectional clinical study is to evaluate the frequency of falls in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy and compare it with healthy controls.

Detailed description

Our study is designed as a cross-sectional controlled study. A total of 23 children aged 5-12 years diagnosed with cerebral palsy, who can ambulate indoors or in the community either independently or with assistive devices, and 23 healthy children of the same age range will be included. Data will be collected on the age of the patients and healthy volunteers, information about their caregivers, frequency of falls, location and time of falls, education level, type of mobilization, presence of additional conditions, whether they receive rehabilitation, frequency of rehabilitation, duration of hospitalization if applicable, occurrence of falls during hospitalization, and presence of injuries. The collected data will be compared with the healthy controls.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No intervention	No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-10
• Primary completion: 2024-12-20
• Completion: 2024-12-20
• First posted: 2024-11-07
• Last updated: 2024-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)