Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
Cerebral palsy, passive cycling, autonomic control system
Brief summary
The investigators will examine the immediate contribution of position and movement on the functioning of the autonomic cardiac control system.
Detailed description
Standing position is a routine therapeutic tool for improving bone density in children with cerebral palsy. The autonomous immediate response for these children is defective. In recent years it has been shown that there is an association between bone density and autonomic function . In this paper the investigators will examine how the addition of movement to standing subjects contribute to changes in heart rate and blood pressure. The hypothesis is that the integration of movement while standing presents a change in the autonomic response and thus may improve bone density.
Interventions
DEVICEInnowalk cycling system
Innowalk is a unique, motorized medical device
DEVICEAPT cycling system
APT is used as a rehabilitative device that cycles the feet automatically or by the individual
Sponsors
Ziv Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Motor ability of GMFCS IV-V
Exclusion criteria
* Children with hip subluxation * On Baclofen inhaler treatment * Heart disease * surgical procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart rate variability | 10 minutes each position |
| Blood pressure monitoring | 10 minutes |
Contacts
Primary ContactRanin Hleheil
Outcome results
None listed