Cerebral Palsy, Kinesiology Taping, Postural Control
Conditions
Brief summary
To analyze the short-term effect of kinesiology taping on sitting postural control in moderate and severe cerebral palsy
Interventions
DEVICEKinesiology taping
We used kinesiology taping in abdominal muscles
OTHERConventional physiotherapy
We used conventional physiotherapy to comparate
Sponsors
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age between 4 and 14 years * diagnosis of motor and cognitive disability * have prescribed physiotherapy treatment at school * acquisition of autonomous sitting * sign the consent informed
Exclusion criteria
* presentation of an allergic reaction to tape * presentation of wounds in the area of application of the tape * having received botulinum toxin treatment in the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Posture and Postural Ability Scale - T0 | pre-intervention | Posture and Postural Ability Scale pre-intervention (PPAS pre). Score from 0 to 7, and the higher the score, the better posture |
| Posture and Postural Ability Scale - T1 | at 10 days | Posture and Postural Ability Scale post-intervention (PPAS post). Score from 0 to 7, and the higher the score, the better posture |
| Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control - T0 | pre-intervention | Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control pre-intervention (SATco pre). Score from 1 to 7, and the lower the score, the better balance |
| Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control - T1 | at 10 days | Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control post-intervention (SATco post).Score from 1 to 7, and the lower the score, the better balance |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed