Therapeutic Potential of Myofascial Structural Integration in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Spastic Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title: Therapeutic Potential of Myofascial Structural Integration in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators hypothesize that children with spastic cerebral palsy will show greater improvements in gross motor function, associated developmental skills and growth after the 3 months of myofascial structural integration treatment, a form of deep massage, than they showed after a 3- or 6-month pre-treatment waiting period.

The investigators further hypothesize that children with spastic CP will maintain their gains in gross motor function for ≥ 3 months after completion of MSI treatment.

Clinical Trial Description

• The investigators will talk to you by telephone to determine if your child is eligible for the study.

• The study lasts for a total of 12 months with the massage treatment period lasting 12 weeks.

• The study entails a total of 10 sessions of Myofascial Structural Integration therapy over the 12-week period. Each session will last one hour.

• The child will have an evaluation of motor functions and development on enrollment and at three-month intervals for a total of 5 evaluations. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Spastic Cerebral Palsy

• NCT number: NCT01815814
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Stanford University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2011
• Completion date: November 2014