Role of Kinesiotape Over Dorsi Flexors Muscles on Balance in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Role of Kinesiotape Over Dorsi Flexors Muscles on Balance in Children With Spastic Diplegia (Using Biodex Balance System)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04243928
• Other study ID #: peadiatrics 123
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 10, 2019
• Est. completion date: October 13, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To detect the effect of kinesio -tape on balance in children with spastic diplegia.

Description:

The use of Kinesio Taping might influence the cutaneous receptors of the sensory motor system, resulting in the improvement of voluntary control and coordination in a physiotherapy program for children with CP. (Yasukawa et al., 2006).

The study will be conducted To investigate the effect of kinesiotape applied on dorsi fexors muscles on improving balance in spastic diplegic children .

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: October 13, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: August 11, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 4 Years to 10 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Thirty children with spastic diplegia of both genders participated in this study.

• Theywere selected from the out-patient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University.

• Children height not less than 1 meter to be able to see the screen of the biodex balance system.

• Their agehad ranged from 4 to 8 years.

• All patients have mild spasticity according to modified Aschwar scale grade 1 &1+ (Alhusaini, 2010) presented in (Appendix I).

• All patients wereable to stand alone GMFM presented in (Appendix II).

• They could understand and follow instructions.

• All Children used Ankle Foot Orthosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Children with visual or auditory problems.

• Children with positive sensitivity to kinesiotape.

• Children with irrivisable muscle contracture at the calf muscles.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy

Intervention

Other:
• kinesio taping
apply kinesio taping on dorsi flexors muscles

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Cairo Univeristy	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	effect of K-Tape on balance	effect of using K-Tape on dorsi flexors to see its effect on balance	three months