Static compared to dynamic supported standing for non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study

Physiological responses from static and dynamic supported standing among non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN45745600

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-12

Start date

2016-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-14

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Conditions

Non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP), who cannot walk or sit without support Nervous System Diseases Cerebral palsy

Interventions

The standard care in Sweden for non-ambulatory children with CP includes daily static standing. The standing exercise training in standing frames is a static standing (StS) exercise where the child is

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 2-17 years 2. Cerebral palsy, GMFCS level IV and V (non-ambulatory) 3. Boys and girls 4. Living in the Skane county, in Southern Sweden

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children younger than 2 years of age 2. Young people older than 17 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Metabolic response: capillary blood samples were taken from a fingertip for blood glucose and blood lactate analysis before and after the Static Standing (StS) in the standing frame compared to the Dynamic Standing (DyS) in the Innowalk	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Respiratory gas exchange measured with an airtight mask covering the mouth and nose while standing for 30 minutes in StS or DyS 2. Heart rate monitored with a Polar belt while standing for 30 minutes in StS or DyS 3. Spasticity in hip flexors and extenders, adductors, hamstrings, knee extenders and gastrocnemius assessed by the Modified Ashworth Scale before and after Sts and DyS 4. Passive Range Of Motion (PROM) in the hips, knee and ankle joints measured by goniometry before and after Sts and DyS 5. Blood pressure assessed at the upper arm (model, country) at rest before standing, 1 minute before the test started, at 10, 20 and 30 minutes of standing and at rest after standing 6. Body temperature assessed using infrared thermometer at both forearms, hands, shanks and feet at rest before standing, 1 minute before the test started, at 10, 20 and 30 minutes of standing and at rest after standing	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Respiratory gas exchange measured with an airtight mask covering the mouth and nose while standing for 30 minutes in StS or DyS 2. Heart rate monitored with a Polar belt while standing for 30 minutes in StS or DyS 3. Spasticity in hip flexors and extenders, adductors, hamstrings, knee extenders and gastrocnemius assessed by the Modified Ashworth Scale before and after Sts and DyS 4. Passive Range Of Motion (PROM) in the hips, knee and ankle joints measured by goniometry before and after Sts and DyS 5. Blood pressure assessed at the upper arm (model, country) at rest before standing, 1 minute before the test started, at 10, 20 and 30 minutes of standing and at rest after standing 6. Body temperature assessed using infrared thermometer at both forearms, hands, shanks and feet at rest before standing, 1 minute before the test started, at 10, 20 and 30 minutes of standing and at rest after standing

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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