NCT07244081

Kinesiotherapy on Upper Limb Function and Activities of Daily Living in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Effects of Kinesiotherapy on Upper Limb Function and Activities of Daily Living in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will be randomized controlled trial, data will be collected from BASES special education school sialkot , Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital, sialkot and Lahore. The study will include 28 patients equally divided into two groups and randomly allocated. Inclusion criteria for the study will be age of 8-13 years old of both sexes, ability to follow simple instructions, able to sit or stand with support to participate in physical therapy sessions( MACS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ) and (GMFCS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ), ability to communicate needs and discomfort (verbally or non-verbally), No concurrent participation in other physical therapy and excluded with Severe visual and hearing impairments, severe cognitive disabilities, History of seizures, Recent (within 6 months) or planned orthopedic surgery, Concurrent use of botulinum toxin injections. Experimental group will perform both Kinesiotherapy protocol and conventional physical therapy while Control group will perform only conventional physical therapy for 8 weeks 2-3 times weekly with 45 min of each session. Outcomes to be analyzed will be upper limb function and Activities of daily living (ADLs). Tools used for data collection will be Action Research Arm (ARA) test, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 26, 27.

Detailed description

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non progressive neurodevelopmental disorder affecting motor function, resulting from damage to the brain. Hemiplegic CP specifically impacting one side of the body with upper extremity generally more effected than the lower. Twenty percent of children with spastic CP have hemiplegia. Upper limb dysfunction and limited activities of daily living (ADLs) significantly impact quality of life, social participation, and independence. Kinesiotherapy, a movement-based therapy that incorporates movements to improve strength, function and mobility. shows promise effects on stroke patients, but its effectiveness on hemiplegic cerebral palsy requires rigorous investigation. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of kinesiotherapy in improving upper limb function and ADLs in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. This study will be randomized controlled trial, data will be collected from BASES special education school sialkot , Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital, sialkot and Lahore. The study will include 28 patients equally divided into two groups and randomly allocated. Inclusion criteria for the study will be age of 8-13 years old of both sexes, ability to follow simple instructions, able to sit or stand with support to participate in physical therapy sessions( MACS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ) and (GMFCS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ), ability to communicate needs and discomfort (verbally or non-verbally), No concurrent participation in other physical therapy and excluded with Severe visual and hearing impairments, severe cognitive disabilities, History of seizures, Recent (within 6 months) or planned orthopedic surgery, Concurrent use of botulinum toxin injections. Experimental group will perform both Kinesiotherapy protocol and conventional physical therapy while Control group will perform only conventional physical therapy for 8 weeks 2-3 times weekly with 45 min of each session. Outcomes to be analyzed will be upper limb function and Activities of daily living (ADLs). Tools used for data collection will be Action Research Arm (ARA) test, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 26, 27.

Conditions

• Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	control	Following baseline assessments, participants will begin their respective 8-week intervention program with 2-3 times per week. The group A will receive base line conventional exercise program with standard physical therapy interventions as follow: * Stretching of tight muscles of affected upper limb. * Weight bearing of affected upper limb. * Manual dexterity exercises like grasp release, pack board activities. * Teaching of ADLs. * Functional task practice(2)
OTHER	experimental	Following baseline assessments, participants will begin their respective 8-week intervention program with 2-3 times per week. The group A will receive base line conventional exercise program with standard physical therapy interventions as follow: * Stretching of tight muscles of affected upper limb. * Weight bearing of affected upper limb. * Manual dexterity exercises like grasp release, pack board activities. * Teaching of ADLs. * Functional task practice(2)

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-22
• Primary completion: 2026-01-30
• Completion: 2026-01-30
• First posted: 2025-11-24
• Last updated: 2025-11-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan