Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Dysarthria
Conditions
Keywords
Neurorehabilitation, Vibration, Neurotransmission, cerebral palsy, Dysarthria
Brief summary
Vibration therapy is the widely used in many neurological disorders for different type of problems. Recently, it is being used by researchers for the betterment of motor disorders and muscle movements of the cerebral palsy patients and significant results are obtained. Investigators are conducting this research to explore that whether this therapy can have some effect on the Spastic Tongue Dysarthria of the Cerebral Palsy patients.
Detailed description
This study is going to be conducted in collaboration with Shahbaz Khalid Ranjha , Speech Language Pathologist, Family Health Hospital Islamabad who is the main person for the idea of the study and National University of Science & Technology. This study is funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Recruitment and Intervention Work will be carried out in Family Health Hospital. Special device is being designed for transmission of Vibration waves in Lab of the university. The device is capable to transmit vibration waves to the patient. Urdu language phonological and articulation test(TAAPU) will be used for assessment as it is specially designed for Urdu language population which will be the main focus. Investigators have defined speech parameters for analysis which will be collected before application of intervention, after 3 months and then at the end of the study. Parents assessment will be collected and noted through out the intervention.
Interventions
DEVICEVibro Tactile Gadget
The concept is to apply vibro tactile gadget to different nerve points which when applied transmit waves to the focused parts of brain which will result in blood flow and activation of dead cells. As a result some disabled part of the body because of those dead cells can show improvement.
Sponsors
Family Health Hospital Islamabad Pakistan
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* children having dysarthria due to cerebral Palsy * Dysarthria due to damage in motor speech area/ broca area. * Children having type Spastic Dysarthria
Exclusion criteria
Children diagnosed with following are excluded from our study * Any speech disorders * hearing impairments * cleft palate * tongue tie.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Child Historical Treatment Measurement | At Enrollment | Socio demographic and Health related data is collected so that that efficacy of treatment under study can be calculated w.r.t pre treatment assessments |
| Change in phonological disorders using TAAPU Test for assessment of articulation and phonology in urdu language | At month 0, At month 03 and at month 06 | Scores for fronting, stopping, phonological disorders, final consonant deletion, Nasal assimilation and de-palatalization is calculated pre and post assessment through TAAPU(Test for assessment of articulation and phonology in urdu language). |
| Parent Assessment Checklist | At month 0 | A questionnaire is prepared for the child assessment by the parent. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parent Assessment Checklist | At month 01 | A questionnaire is prepared for the child assessment by the parent. |
| Change in phonological disorders using TAAPU Test for assessment of articulation and phonology in urdu language | At month 01 and At month 02 | Scores for fronting, stopping, phonological disorders, final consonant deletion, Nasal assimilation and de-palatalization is calculated pre and post assessment through TAAPU(Test for assessment of articulation and phonology in urdu language). |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed