Pelvic Alignment in Relation to Standing Balance and Selective Motor Control in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05014451

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-20

Start date

2021-11-01

Completion date

2021-12-30

Last updated

2021-10-18

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia

Keywords

pelvic alignment, pelvic tilt, torsion, inclination, Formetric, Biodex, dynamic balance, selective motor control, SCALE

Brief summary

This study will be conducted to identify the relation between pelvic alignment and standing balance and also the relation between pelvic alignment and selective motor control in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed description

In this study, pelvic alignment of children with diplegia will be evaluated using the Formetric instrument system. Their standing balance will be evaluated using the Biodex balance system, while selective voluntary motor control of lower extremities will be assessed using the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity scale (SCALE). Results will be compared to find the correlation between pelvic alignment and standing balance and the correlation between pelvic alignment and selective motor control. Results can help clinicians to better address the problems of pelvic asymmetry in children with spastic diplegia to improve their overall balance and functional abilities.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 8 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Forty children with spastic diplegia of both sexes will be selected with the following criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Their age will be ranged from 6 to 8 years. 2. The degree of their spasticity will be ranged from 1 to 1+ according to Modified Ashworth' Scale. 3. They will be on level Ⅰ or Ⅱ on Growth Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).

Exclusion criteria

The Children will be excluded if they have one of the following: 1. Severe visual or hearing impairment. 2. Fixed deformities or surgical interventions in the lower extremities. 3. Botulinum toxin injections in the last 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pelvic alignment in relation to dynamic standing balance	2 months	Pelvic alignment will be assessed using the Formetric system, while standing balance will be assessed using the Biodex system then results will be compared to find the relation between pelvic alignment and dynamic standing balance in children with diplegia.
Pelvic alignment in relation to selective voluntary motor control of the lower extremities	2 month	Pelvic alignment will be assessed using the Formetric system, while selective motor control (SMC) of lower extremities will be assessed using Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity scale (SCALE) then results will be compared to find the relation between pelvic alignment and selective motor control in children with diplegia.

Outcome results