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Healing effects of Yoga on walking performance and capacity, balance, leg strength, and flexibility in walking children with cerebral palsy

Therapeutic effects of Yoga on gait variables, walking capacity, balance, lower extremity strength, and flexibility in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049429
Enrollment
30
Registered
2023-02-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G809- Cerebral palsy, unspecified Health Condition 2: G830- Diplegia of upper limbs Health Condition 3: G819- Hemiplegia, unspecified Health Condition 4: G831- Monoplegia of lower limb Health Condition 5: G832- Monoplegia of upper limb Health Condition 6: G833- Monoplegia, unspecified Health Condition 7: G801- Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy Health Condition 8: G811- Spastic hemiplegia Health Condition 9: G802- Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Interventions

Intervention1: Sukshma Vyayama Ashwa Sanchalanasana Virbhadrasana I and II Uttakasana Utkat Konasana Paschimottasana Trikonasana Ugrasan Naukasana Annulom-Vilom and Bhramari: Interventional group will

Sponsors

MGM School of Physiotherapy MGM Institute of Health Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Fifteen ambulatory children diagnosed with cerebral palsy according to ICD-10 G.80 Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy G.80.1 Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy G.80.2 Cerebral palsy unspecified G.80.9 Spastic hemiplegia G.81.1 Hemiplegia unspecified G.81.9 Diplegia of upper limbs Diplegia upper Paralysis of both upper limbs G83.0 Monoplegia of lower limb Paralysis of lower limb G83.1 Monoplegia of upper limb Paralysis of upper limb G83.2 Monoplegia unspecified G83.3 2. Age group 6 to 18 years of age. 3. Children with GMFCS Level I and II 4. Patients able to follow verbal commands. 5. Control group: Fifteen ambulatory children with cerebral palsy ICD-10 G.80 in the age group 6 years to 18 years not involved in any physical recreational or sports activity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute musculoskeletal injury soft tissue in the past 3 months. 2. Any fracture or other traumatic injury in the past 6 months 3. Any bony or soft tissue surgery in the past 12 months. 4. Botulinum injection in the past 6 months 5. Children with visual and auditory disabilities. 6. Children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy spastic tetraplegic cerebral palsy G80.0 Dyskinetic cerebral palsy Athetoid cerebral palsy Dystonic cerebral palsy G80. 3 Ataxic cerebral palsy G80. 4 Other cerebral palsy Mixed cerebral palsy syndrome G80.8 Flaccid hemiplegia G81.0 Flaccid paraplegia G82.0 Flaccid tetraplegia G82.3 Spastic tetraplegia G82.4 Tetraplegia unspecified Quadriplegia NOS G82.5 Cauda equina syndrome Neurogenic bladder due to cauda equina syndrome G83.4 Excl cord bladder NOS G95.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes Todd paralysis postepileptic G83.8 Paralytic syndrome unspecified G83.9 7. Patients with a history of lower limb fractures less than 1-year-old 8. Mental and Behavioral disorders F00-F99

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gait using Movement analysis profile Kinematics and kinetics of gait in terms of joint angles moments forces the center of pressure trajectory and maximum amplitude of muscle activity will be the primary outcome measures.Timepoint: Baseline 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Walking capacity using the 6-Minute Walk Test 2. Balance using the Pediatric Balance Scale 3. Strength of lower extremity using Power track handheld dynamometer 4. Flexibility of lower extremity using goniometer measurementsTimepoint: Baseline 12 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amrita Ghosh PT

MGM School of Physiotherapy MGM Institute of Health Sciences

aghosh@mgmsopnm.edu.in02227437866

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026