Cerebral palsy Nervous System Diseases Cerebral palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: six sessions of between 30 - 45 minutes duration of osteopathic treatment administered by General Osteopathic Council registered osteopaths over a six month period
Control group: w
Sponsors
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy classified as categories 2 - 5 of the Gross Motor Function Classification System 2. Aged 5 - 12 years, either sex 3. Live in study area, i.e. Devon or Greater London 4. At least one English speaking and literate parent 5. Must live at home with their parents/carers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Classified as category 1 of the Gross Motor Function Classification System 2. Those who have had osteopathy within the previous year 3. Those who live in residential school
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Gross Motor Function Measure assessed by a physiotherapist at 6 months, blinded to the child?s allocation group 2. Child Health Questionnaire at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months (please note that due to an update to this record on 03/02/2010, this outcome was upgraded from a secondary outcome to a primary outcome) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Paediatric Pain Profile at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months 2. 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF36) at at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months 3. Sleep and Fit Diary at at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months 4. Child Self-Report Pain Measure at at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months 5. General Global Assessment of Health at 10 weeks and 6 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed