Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy

Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy on Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05586191
• Other study ID #: HADIA HADI REC 01335
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 20, 2022
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Effects of Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy on Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy. It will be a RCT we want to identify the effects of action observation therapy on patients coming to the hospital as compared to the patients at home. We will also identify the retaining effects of AOT. Our sample size will be 40 diplegic patients having no cognitive issues and able to walk with assistive device. We will exclude the patient who will suffer with severe comorbidities and visual impairment. We will randomly assign the patients into two groups A and B.A will receive Action observation therapy three times a day along with stretching exercises .while group B we perform AOT and stretching exercises at home with same frequency.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 46
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants falling in this category will be recruited into the study.
• Diagnosed Diaplegic CP Children between the age of 5 to 11 years.
• Without visual impairment and visual field defects.
• Able to follow the researcher's instruction.
• GMFCS (gross motor function classification system) level I-III.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants failing to fall in this category will be excluded of the study.
• Children with a Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) of 3 or more
• Unable to walk
• Children with severe co-morbidities. (2)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Intervention

Other:
• Action observation at home
Exercises included will contain four stages of exercises. Each stage will be followed for 2 weeks i.e. stage 1 for 1st and 2nd week, second stage for 3rd and 4th week, third stage for 5th and 6th week and fourth stage for 7th and 8th week of treatment. Each component of every stage will be played for 1 minute in front of participants, followed by 1 minute rest and then these exercises will be performed for 5 minutes. All participants will perform AOT 3 times/week for up to 8 weeks along with functional training for the rest of the weeks. Functional training will include stretching and isometric exercises (stretching of hamstring and calf muscle while quads isometric). Assessment will be done by using the tools at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention. A final reading will be taken after 12 weeks to check the maintenance of training effects.
• Action Observation therapy at hospital
Exercises included will contain four stages of exercises. Each stage will be followed for 2 weeks i.e. stage 1 for 1st and 2nd week, second stage for 3rd and 4th week, third stage for 5th and 6th week and fourth stage for 7th and 8th week of treatment. Each component of every stage will be played for 1 minute in front of participants, followed by 1 minute rest and then these exercises will be performed for 5 minutes. All participants will perform AOT 3 times/week for up to 8 weeks along with functional training for the rest of the weeks. Functional training will include stretching and isometric exercises (stretching of hamstring and calf muscle while quads isometric). Assessment will be done by using the tools at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention. A final reading will be taken after 12 weeks to check the maintenance of training effects.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Irfan General Hospital Peshawar	Peshawar	Khyberpakhtunkhuwa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (8)

Jeong YA, Lee BH. Effect of Action Observation Training on Spasticity, Gross Motor Function, and Balance in Children with Diplegia Cerebral Palsy. Children (Basel). 2020 Jun 18;7(6):64. doi: 10.3390/children7060064. — View Citation

Joung HJ, Park J, Ahn J, Park MS, Lee Y. Effects of creative dance-based exercise on gait performance in adolescents with cerebral palsy. J Exerc Rehabil. 2020 Aug 25;16(4):332-343. doi: 10.12965/jer.2040384.192. eCollection 2020 Aug. — View Citation

Kim Y, Lee BH. Clinical Usefulness of Child-centered Task-oriented Training on Balance Ability in Cerebral Palsy. J Phys Ther Sci. 2013 Aug;25(8):947-51. doi: 10.1589/jpts.25.947. Epub 2013 Sep 20. — View Citation

Numanoglu A, Gunel MK. Intraobserver reliability of modified Ashworth scale and modified Tardieu scale in the assessment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2012;46(3):196-200. doi: 10.3944/aott.2012.2697. — View Citation

Oskoui M, Coutinho F, Dykeman J, Jette N, Pringsheim T. An update on the prevalence of cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2013 Jun;55(6):509-19. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12080. Epub 2013 Jan 24. Erratum In: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Mar;58(3):316. — View Citation

Park EC, Hwangbo G. The effects of action observation gait training on the static balance and walking ability of stroke patients. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Feb;27(2):341-4. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.341. Epub 2015 Feb 17. — View Citation

Reid SM, Carlin JB, Reddihough DS. Distribution of motor types in cerebral palsy: how do registry data compare? Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Mar;53(3):233-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03844.x. Epub 2010 Dec 17. — View Citation

Ryan D, Fullen B, Rio E, Segurado R, Stokes D, O'Sullivan C. Effect of Action Observation Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2021 Jan 27;3(1):100106. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100106. eCollection 2021 Mar. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Gross Motor Function measure (GMFM)	Changes from baseline,It is the valid and standard observational instrument to measure change in gross motor function in CP children. It consists of 66 items with 5 dimensions. These dimensions are the major motor functions i.e. supine/rolling, sitting, crawling/kneeling, standing and walking/running/jumping. Each task is rated according to the scoring guidelines i.e. higher score indicated better gross motor function. Each GMFM item is graded on 4-point scale i.e. 0 for unable to initiate the task, 1 for able to initiate the task, 2 for able to perform the task partially and 3 for able to perform the task completely. At the end these score summed up into total score.(21)	12 weeks
Primary	Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS)	Changes from baseline, It is a modified form of Berg Balance Scale (BSS) which was developed for balance measurement in CP child. It can be performed without specialized equipment and can be easily administered. It including 14 items with 5-level grading to assess the functional activities that child must safely and independently form at home, community, activities including sitting balance, sit to stand/stand to sit, transfer, stepping, reaching forward, reaching to floor, turning and stepping on and off at elevated surface. Each activity is rated according to scale from 0 to 4 i.e. 0 for unable to perform and 4 for able to perform without difficulty.	12 weeks
Primary	Timed 10 meter walk test	Changes from Baseline ,It was used to measure the gait ability and speed. The acceleration area 2.5m and deceleration area 2.5m were marked on the ground as start and end point for the test. Participants were asked to walk for 15 minutes on comfortable flat floor at a comfortable speed and then record the walking speed through stopwatch over 10 m between these point. The mean value of the three trials was used and expressed as m/s	12 weeks
Primary	Mini-mental state pediatric examination (MMSPE)	Changes from Baseline, it is a cognitive screening task and scoring system for 3 to 14 years old child. It represented 11 questions involving five basic cognitive abilities i.e. attention-concentration, orientation, registration, recall and language and constructive ability.(22) The possible score range is from 0 to 37, from which 17 or lower score indicating as moderate to severe cognitive impairment of children.	12 weeks