Nervous system disease. Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The control group will receive routine exercises (including warm up, stretching, and postural control exercises) for 35 minutes. Intervention 2: The intervention group besides the trea
Rehabilitation
Treatment - Drugs
The control group will receive routine exercises (including warm up, stretching, and postural control exercises) for 35 minutes.
The intervention group besides the treatment of control group, will recieve treadmill training for 30 minutes in three sets of 10 minutes with rest interval between sets.
Sponsors
Vice Cancellor for Research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are being male or female with age range between 18 to 35 with diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy, the ability to ambulate with or without an assistive device, and the ability to follow verbal commands. Exclusion criteria are having orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery in the past 12 months, taking anti spastic medications orally or by injection in the past 6 months, having fixed contracture in the lower body joints, having orthopedic or neurologic illness that affects walking, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease or epilepsy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Walking speed. Timepoint: Exactly before the treatment, in the ninth treatment session, exactly after the treatment and one month after the treatment for follow up. Method of measurement: By using the 10 meter walk test.;Walking endurance. Timepoint: Exactly before the treatment, in the ninth treatment session, exactly after the treatment and one month after the treatment for follow up. Method of measurement: By using the 6 minute walk test.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Exactly before the treatment, in the ninth treatment session, exactly after the treatment and one month after the treatment for follow up. Method of measurement: By using the WHOQOL brief questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSeyyed Ali Javad Mousavi
Vice Chancellor for research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed