Effect of Functional Training on Motor Performance

Diplegia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Functional Strength Training From Plantigrade Foot Position on Motor Performance in Children With Diplegia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04723641
• Other study ID #: Hana 5
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 20, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Badr University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The functional strength training is mainly dealt with anti-gravity muscles and aiming at maximal carry over in day to day activities. The functional strength training can be given using resistance and it may be gravity, body weight, resistance bands and free weights. The exercises are specific to the muscle or muscle groups recruited during the functional activities

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years to 10 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ranged from 7 to 10 years old.

2. The degree of spasticity ranged from grade 1 to 2 hypertonia according to Modified Ashwarth Scale (MAS)

3. Level II and III on GMFCS-ER

4. They were able to understand and follow verbal instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1- visual or auditory problems. 2- Orthopedic surgery in the lower limb in the last 12 months before the study. 3- Fixed deformities in joints and bones of lower limbs. 4- Botox injection in the last six months before the study. 5- Children with any special medications affecting muscle functions (anti-spastic drugs).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diplegia

Intervention

Other:
• functional training exercises
progressive resistive functional strength training from plantigrade foot position conducted for one hour, 3 days/week. The therapist will replace the conventional physical therapy with the progressive resistive functional strength training, when this is consistent with the objectives of the strength training.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Hanaa	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Badr University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Gross motor functional measurement	The GMFM is a standardized observational scale designed and validated to measure change in gross motor function over time in children with CP.	pre and after 3 months of intervention,, the higer score will represent the improvement
Secondary	Isometric muscle strength measurements	The gold standard for evaluating isometric muscle strength is the portable dynamometer. This is an easy-to-use, sensitive device for detecting muscular action and for performing objective, valid, and reliable measurements in several populations	pre and after 3 months of intervention,, increase in muscle will represent the improvement