Effectiveness of stretching exercises with whole body vibration on range of motion of lower extremity in spastic cerebral palsy children 4 to14 years

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016040521686N2

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-11

Start date

2016-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Children with cerebral palsy. G80.0 Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy Spastic tetraplegic cerebral palsy G80.1 Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy Congenital spastic paralysis (cerebral) Spastic cerebral palsy . G80.2 Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: stretching exercise for hamstring, Iliopesoas, cuff and adductor muscles along with whole body vibration for three sets of three-minute with break every three minut

Intervention group: stretching exercise for hamstring, Iliopesoas, cuff and adductor muscles along with whole body vibration for three sets of three-minute with break every three minutes three times a

Control group: stretching exercise for hamstring, Iliopesoas, cuff and adductor muscles along with standing on off whole body vibration for three sets of three-minute with break every three minutes t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The medical diagnosis of cerebral palsy children; Having aged 4 to 14 years; The ability to walk without falling for 6 minutes with or without assistive device; T the ability to execute commands 5.Being in the GMFCS 3, 2 and 1. Exclusion criteria being: Any severe or progressive disease with cerebral palsy; children with fixed musculoskeletal deformity in the lower extremity; lower extremity surgery in the last 6 months; children with untreated fractures and uncontroled seizure; treatment by a botulinum toxin injection in the last three months; the limitations in range of motion in the knee more than 10 degrees

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Actice and Passive range of motion. Timepoint: 6 weeks. Method of measurement: Goniometer by degree.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Spasticity. Timepoint: 6 Weeks. Method of measurement: Modified ashworth scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Ahmadizadeh

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

ahmadizade.z@gmail.com+98 23 3365 4180

Outcome results

None listed

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