NCT07338994

TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in CP

TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of TENS with proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

Two groups of thirty diplegic CP children, ages 4 to 6, were randomly assigned to receive proprioceptive-visual training as the control group and TENS with proprioceptive - visual training as the research group. For eight weeks, both groups received therapy three times a week. Prior to and during the intervention period, each participant had an evaluation by gait analysis.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	TENS	Electrical stimulation will be delivered by means of self-adherent surface electrodes (Encore plus), using a programmable electrical stimulator, providing monophasic rectangular pulse trains. Electrodes were attached over the belly of the rectus femoris and tibialis anterior muscles. The quadriceps and the dorsiflexors were selected due to their dominance in establishing a normal and efficient gait. TENS was applied for 20 minutes during gait training. The parameters selected for the electrical stimulation will be as follows: frequency 20Hz, pulse-width 0.25 msec, and intensity will be individually adjusted for each subject
DEVICE	1. Tekscan Walkway system	It includes sensors (4 sensels/cm2) with a resolution of up to 185 Hz, a digital mat (195.5 cm long by 44.2 cm wide) placed in a wooden pathway, and a pressure sensor (1 to 862 kPa). The plasma screen faces the walkway and is 1.5 meters high and 7 meters away. It displays pictures that are mirrored from seven pressure points (forming the contour of the foot). if the foot's heel, midfoot, forefoot, fifth metatarsal, third-fourth, second, and first metatarsals are the seven areas of pressure. Data such as maximum peak pressure (kPa), stance time (s), cadence, gait time (s), distance (cm), velocity (cm/s), and transmission hardware (cable and sensor-interface or so-called handle) will be extrapolated using a computer running The Tekscan Software (version 7).

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-10
• Primary completion: 2025-07-20
• Completion: 2025-09-01
• First posted: 2026-01-14
• Last updated: 2026-01-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt