Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Brief summary
Purpose of the study: To evaluate effect of core stability exercises program on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.
Detailed description
Thirty spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children of both sexes will be selected from General hospitals and private centers in El-Minia government with the following criteria: 1. The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old. 2. Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale 3. Children in study group will be treated using core stability exercises program in addition to traditional program and children in the control group will be treated using traditional physical therapy program. 4. Trunk control measurement scale and pediatric reach test will be used to evaluate each child individually before and after 6 successive weeks of treatment, three times per week.
Interventions
PROCEDURECore stability exercises program
Strengthening to the trunk muscles
PROCEDURETraditional physical therapy program
Neurodevelopmental training excercises
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
study group and control group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. The age of the selected children ranged from 3 To 6 years old. 2. Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1 to 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale(Bohannon and Smith, 1987). 3. Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy
Exclusion criteria
1\. Fructures and fixed deformities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric reach test | assessment after 6 weeks of intervention | Reaching score |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed