G80.1 G80.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Single arm study. The intervention group - children with spastic CP (bilateral and unilateral) in GMFCS Level I and II will receive a block of physiotherapy treatment - Vojta therapy. The tre
Sponsors
DRK-Kinderklinik Siegen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Intervention group: a confirmed diagnosis of spastic CP (unilateral or bilateral), GMFCS Level I or II, age 4-12 years. Participants must be able to understand instructions and walk at least 10 metres on a level surface without assistance, shoes or orthoses. They must be able to sit without support of the trunk, arms and feet. Typically developing children: no neurological, orthopaedic or motor disorder.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No signed informed consent from patients (or parents in the case of minors). Intervention group: intellectual impairment according to medical diagnosis, attention deficits and other significant behavioural Problems, severe visual impaitment. No other for of physiotherapy treatment in the last 6 months, no treatment with botulinum toxin and/or orthopaedix surgery in the last 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements in the automatic control of trunk posture observed after physiotherapy treatment in children with CP walking independently can be objectively quantified by an analysis of the IMU measurements i.e. IMUs are sensitive enough to capture change resulting from the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The measured changes (IMUs/TCMS) in the intervention group show positve correlations to the norm-values collected from the typically developing children. | — |
Countries
Bulgaria, Colombia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, Romania, Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactFionn Bayley
DRK-Kinderklinik Siegen
Outcome results
None listed