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Helping Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Improve Balance Using Water and Land Therapies

Effect of Aquatic and Land Based Therapy on Postural Control in Spastic Cerebral Palsy An RCT - NIL

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091139
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-07-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F82- Specific developmental disorder ofmotor function

Interventions

Intervention1: Aquatic Therapy: Total Duration: 12 weeks Frequency: 2 sessions per week Session Duration: 45 minutes per session Description- Warm-up: Walking in water (forward, sideways, and backw
supine floating Balance Facilitation: Independent sitting, standing, weight shift, leg balance with support, balance board Gait Training: Walking in different directions in water. Control Intervention

Sponsors

Dr Ehsanur Rahman
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants included in the study were those diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy, classified within GMFCS levels I to III, able to follow simple instructions, and medically stable to undergo therapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with non-spastic types of cerebral palsy, GMFCS levels IV and V, severe cognitive impairments, uncontrolled seizure disorders, or those who have undergone recent orthopedic surgery or received botulinum toxin injections within the last six months were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postural control measured using the Korean-Modified Trunk Control Measurement Scale (K-TCMS)Timepoint: At baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks after the start of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Functional mobility & coordination measured using the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI Scale)Timepoint: At baseline, 6 weeks, & 12 weeks after the start of intervention

Countries

Bangladesh

Contacts

Public ContactANKHI KHANAM

Jashore University of Science and Technology

e.rahman@just.edu.bd01716062263

Outcome results

None listed

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