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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Reflexology therapy: The intervention will be done by the Reflexology therapy which will be of 30 minutes duration twice a day, during which the specific reflex areas on feet will be st
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children with a diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy and mixed cerebral palsy. 2. Patients with spastic cerebral palsy with conventional medical treatments (on oral anti spasticity drugs + Physio and occupational therapy) 4. Patients who are residents of Delhi or have arrangement for stay over Delhi / NCR for a minimum duration of 10 weeks for training the caregivers and monitoring the health conditions of the subjects at each step of therapy session.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Fixed contractures 2. Children with severe intractable epilepsy as co morbidities 3. Children had received botox (last 1 yr) or has undergone phenol block injection and intrathecal baclofen medication 4. Care giver not willing to sign the informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)ScoreTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Modified Ashworth scale (MAS)- change in spasticity score at elbow flexors and wrist flexors in upper limb and knee flexors, plantar flexors and hip adductors in the lower limb from baseline to follow up data. 2. Range of Motion (ROM) measured by goniometry in lower limb at popliteal angle, ankle dorsiflexion angle and hip adduction angle from baseline to follow up data.Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sheffali Gulati
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed