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Dual-task Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy

The Effect of Dual-task Training on Activity and Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04777773
Enrollment
25
Registered
2021-03-02
Start date
2019-06-27
Completion date
2020-02-27
Last updated
2021-03-02

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Diplegia, Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy, Physical Disability, Participation, Patient, Activity, Motor

Keywords

cerebral palsy, dual-task training, activity, participation

Brief summary

There are studies investigating the dual-task effect in sitting, standing up without sitting and walking in children with spastic CP. Some of these studies investigated motor-motor, some of them motor-cognitive dual-task states, and children with CP were compared to typically developing children. In all these studies, it is clearly seen that children with CP have more dual-task complexities than their typically developing peers. Some of these studies draw attention to dual-task education in children with CP. However, other than a randomized controlled study and a case report in the literature, we did not find any studies investigating the effectiveness of dual-task training in children with CP. When the literature is examined in detail, there is no study that examines the effect of dual-task exercise programs on walking activities and children's participation in daily life in children with CP. This study has been planned based on this deficiency in the literature. Based on ICF, This study has been planned dual-task training for children with CP.

Interventions

dual-task training

Sponsors

Sema BÜĞÜŞAN ORUÇ
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Being diagnosed with cerebral palsy, * Having spastic type unilateral and bilateral involvement, * Being between the ages of 7-18, * Being GMFCSS Level I and Level II, * Continuing normal education (not being a mainstreaming student), * Not having any surgical operation involving the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months, * Not having Botulinum Toxin application in the last 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

* Failing to accomplish the cognitive task (starting from a number between 0-100 and not counting back 1 each) * Being a behavioral problem that makes it difficult to participate in the study, * Inability to walk without support

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
10m walking test5 min10m walking test (the speed of gait is measured)
10m walking test with dual-task5 min10m walking test with dual-task (the speed of gait is measured) (dual- task is counting backwards)
10m backward walking test5 min10m backward walking test (the speed of gait is measured)
10m backward walking test with dual-task5 min10m backward walking test with dual-task (the speed of gait is measured) (dual- task is counting backwards)
balance15 minBalance skills of participators are assessed with 'Pediatric Berg Balance' .
participation of daily life15 minParticipation of daily life of children are assessed with PODCI questionnaire.
Visual Gait Assessment10 minParticipators' positions of joints are assessed with Edinburg Visual Score. Children walked 10m walking pathway. The camera records were frontside, backward, and laterals.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026