Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The orthosis designed for the intervention group is a hinged AFO. Based on the ability of each participant to control the knee joint, range of motion of the ankle joint in the directio
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy aged 4 to 12 years AFO prescribed by a medical specialist or therapist GMFCS level I to III The child is able to stand independently At least 2 weeks have passed since the previous lower limb orthosis was received At least six months have passed since the last Botox injection in the lower extremities spasticity grade based on Ashworth scale (2 and 3)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any injuries or wounds at the orthosis site
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ankle joint kinematic. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after. Method of measurement: Three-dimensional motion analysis.;Knee joint kinematic. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Three-dimensional motion analysis.;Hip joint kinematic. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Three-dimensional motion analysis.;Stride length. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Three-dimensional motion analysis.;Step width. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Three-dimensional motion analysis.;Function. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention and two weeks after weaning of the orthosis. Method of measurement: PEDI questionnaire.;?Speed of walking. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: 120 / step length × cadence.;Cadence. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Number of steps per second.;Duration of a complete walking cycle. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: According to each participant's gait pattern, the initial contact is detected based on kinematic data and the time interval between two successive initial contacts will be measured.;Spasticity of the gastrosoleus muscles. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention and two weeks after weaning the orthosis. Method of measurement: Ashworth Scale.;Satisfaction. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: OPUS Satisfaction Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Jalali
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed