NCT06964386

Effect of Specially Designed Balance Board on Standing Balance in Children With Diplegic Cererbral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This was done to: 1. To determine the effect of a specially designed balance board on balance ability. 2. To determine the effect of the traditional balance training program on balance ability. 3. To compare between the effect of a specially designed balance board and the traditional balance training program on balance ability.

Detailed description

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often experience abnormal posture, loss of motor control, and poor trunk control, leading to limitations in daily activities. Improving balance abilities is crucial for maintaining equilibrium in sensory environments. Vestibular stimulation can help develop feed-forward mechanisms and new functional skills. This study aims to improve balance abilities in children with diplegic CP, explore the impact of balance boards on vestibular and hand function, and assist mothers in their child's improvement.

Conditions

• Balance Board
• Standing Balance
• Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	The traditional physical therapy rehabilitation exercises	It included 30 minutes of exercises as: * Incorporated stretching (adductors, calf, and hamstring muscles) * Range of motion for hip, knee, and ankle joints. * Core stability exercises. * climbing stairs and weight-bearing activities for strengthening, such as sit-to-stand and attaining standing position by half kneeling
OTHER	balance training on traditional balance board	Balance training included: - Side stepping - Stepping backward - Changing the center of gravity in one-foot balance.
OTHER	program on special form of balance board	Standing holding on the sticks of balance board (first by two sticks, then graduated by one stick). 2- Changing the grasp of hand on sticks (reciprocal catching the sticks by right and left hand). 3- Stride standing on balance board. 4- Make exercises advanced by remove sticks and throwing the ball. 5- All previous exercises do with eye closed and eye opened

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2025-05-09
• Last updated: 2025-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt