Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Brief summary
Ataxic CP is one type of cerebral palsy. children with ataxic cerebral palsy have trouble with balance and coordination. They may walk with their legs farther apart than other kids and have a hard time with activities that use small hand movements, like writing. Some also have trouble with depth perception This means being able to accurately judge how close or far away something is
Interventions
OTHERadding lower extremity weights
All children in the two groups received physical therapy protocol for 30 minutes in addition to half kg of sandbags weights attached for each leg
OTHERtraditional physical therapy group
traditional physical therapy group
Sponsors
Delta University for Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* ataxic cerebral palsy aged 7-13 years
Exclusion criteria
* any musculoskeletal conditions that affect balance previous surgeries that affecting balance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in overall stability index | baseline and after 3 months of intervention. | change in overall stability index will measured by using biodex balance system |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| antero-posterior stability index | baseline and after 3 months of intervention. | change in antero-posterior stability index will measured by using biodex balance system |
| mediolateral stability index | baseline and after 3 months of intervention. | change in mediolateral stability index will measured by using biodex balance system |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed