Alterations of Functional Activities and Leg Stiffness After Hamstring Lengthening in Cerebral Palsy Children

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Alterations of Functional Activities and Leg Stiffness After Hamstring Lengthening in Cerebral Palsy Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00154830
• Other study ID #: 9200201507
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• First received: September 8, 2005
• Last updated: November 22, 2005
• Start date: August 2004
• Est. completion date: July 2005

Study information

• Verified date: July 2005
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent physical disabilities originating in childhood. Crouch gait is a common gait abnormality in patients with cerebral palsy, which is common treated with hamstring lengthening. This surgery can alter mechanical property of lower limb and affected ability of generating force in hamstring, leading changes in functional activities. Therefore, the first aim of this study is to investigate the effects of hamstring lengthening on pelvis and hip control while performing functional activity, including level walking and sit-to-stand.

Description:

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent physical disabilities originating in childhood. Crouch gait is a common gait abnormality in patients with cerebral palsy, which is common treated with hamstring lengthening. This surgery can alter mechanical property of lower limb and affected ability of generating force in hamstring, leading changes in functional activities. Therefore, the first aim of this study is to investigate the effects of hamstring lengthening on pelvis and hip control while performing functional activity, including level walking and sit-to-stand.

Gait or motion analysis has been used widely in the diagnosis of patients with locomotor pathology and the subsequent planning and assessment of treatment. Ten subjects diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and crouch gait will be recruited and ten healthy controls will be recruited in this study with inform consents. Detailed physical examination and motion analysis experiments will be performed in normal group and in spastic diplegic patients before the hamstring lengthening and follow ip after six months. The subjects would be asked to perform level walking with self-selected pace and sit-to-stand from an armless chair. For each test, subjects would repeat at least 5 times, with their kinematic, kinetic and EMG data collected simultaneously. With thorough analysis and comparison of these data, it is hoped that a reference in clinical decision of hamstring lengthening can be established, and a complete knowledge of the effects after hamstring lengthening, which will be helpful for future clinical rehabilitation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: July 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• cerebral palsy

• couch gait

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Crouch Gait

Intervention

Behavioral:
• cerebral palsy

• crouch gait

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospitial	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Gait
Primary	Sit-to-stand