NCT06729190

Effect of Biofeedback and Functional Electrical Stimulation in Children

Combined Effect of Biofeedback and Functional Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Functions in Children With Hemiplegia

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

40 children with hemiplegia cerebral palsy from both sex will be recruited from outpatient clinic of abo resh hospital ,their age ranged from 5-10 years

Detailed description

40 children with hemiplegia cerebral palsy from both sex will be recruited ,their age ranged from 5-10 years, treatment includes functional electrical nerve stimulation and biofeedback to assess their combined effect on upper limb function

Conditions

• Hemiplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	biofeedback	biofeedback therapy and FES at anti spastic muscles(shoulders flexors, elbow and wrist extensors) while doing specific exercises (including basic reaching, grasping, carrying, release
PROCEDURE	Physical therapy program	Flexibility exercises for shorted muscles and spastic muscles, Strengthening training focusing on the trunk lower limb and upper limb muscles for weak muscles, Postural control exercise in different positions and different surfaces, General endurance training, Exercises to facilitate hand function, Exercises included, grasping a cube, transferring cube, removing and placing pegs, releasing cube and placing cubes. Strengthening exercises of the intrinsic muscles of the hand

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-01
• Completion: 2025-03-01
• First posted: 2024-12-11
• Last updated: 2024-12-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt