NCT06902168

Effect of Diving and Aquatic Exercises on Muscle Spasticity and Motor Function in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Benha University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of diving and aquatic exercises on muscle spasticity and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common neurological disorders that affect movement and muscle coordination in childhood. Hydrotherapy is one of the most popular supplementary treatments for children with neuro-motor impairments, particularly children with CP. Hydrotherapy may be more suitable for children with CP because of the properties of water, and it may be more motivating for children than land-based exercise. Buoyancy makes it easier for children with moderate to severe mobility limitations to move in the water than to move and exercise on land.

Conditions

• Diving
• Aquatic
• Muscle Spasticity
• Motor Function
• Children
• Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Intensive swimming program	The participants will be enrolled in an intensive swimming program for 8 weeks (45 minutes) in the swimming pool. The swimming program will be to improve safety and functional independence in the water. The hydrotherapy will be performed at a swimming pool temperature suitable for the weather temperature.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-29
• Primary completion: 2025-08-01
• Completion: 2025-08-01
• First posted: 2025-03-30
• Last updated: 2025-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt