NCT07346430

Does Anxiety Affect Balance, Spasticity and Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

children and adolescents with CP are at increased risk of developing mental health difficulties, particularly anxiety disorders, compared with their typically developing peers. this study was to investigate the correlation between anxiety, spasticity and balance in children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

forty children with hemiplegia and diplegia were recruited from outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University and October 6 University. These children aged from 4 to 8 years old. Anxiety, motor function, spasticity and balance were assessed by Modified Yale Pre-Operative Anxiety Scale ((m -YPAS), The Gross Motor Functional Measurement-88 (GMFM-88), the modified Ashworth scale and Biodex balance system respectively.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy
• Anxiety
• Spasticity

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-14
• Primary completion: 2025-11-10
• Completion: 2025-12-30
• First posted: 2026-01-16
• Last updated: 2026-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt