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Comparative Effects of Spider Cage Therapy and Modified Suit Therapy in CP

Comparative Effects of Spider Cage Therapy and Modified Suit Therapy on Trunk Stability and Pelvic Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06198257
Enrollment
32
Registered
2024-01-10
Start date
2023-12-01
Completion date
2024-02-05
Last updated
2024-06-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

CP, Pelvic control, Spider cage therapy, modified Thera suits

Brief summary

Spider Cage is a part of universal exercise unit. It is a suspension system, which works with use of belts, elastic cords and Thera suits (Thera suits especially for cerebral palsy). Cords are dynamic and provides an appropriate amount of support with the help of which patient can perform movement independently. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a condition where non progressive disorders of posture caused by abnormal development of, or damage to, motor control centers of brain resulting in abnormal movements.

Detailed description

It will be Randomized Controlled trial in which non probability convenience sampling technique will be used. Two groups of 8 to 12 age will be formed in which participants will be randomly divided by lottery method. Group A will be given modified Thera suits and the other group B will receive spider cage therapy on trunk stability and pelvic control. Improvement will be identified by Trunk Control Measurement Scale (TCMS), Trunk impairment scale (TIS) and Gross motor function classification system. (GMFCS) level I-II. The result after statistical analysis will show that which treatment will be more effective. Results will be analyzed on SPSS 29. Data analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA

Interventions

DEVICEspider cage

5 days a week for an hour/daily with conventional exercises. Assisted sit to stand (10 to 15---15 to 20) Assisted weight shift (10 to 15---15 to 20) Assisted trunk rotation (10 to 15---15 to 20) Hip Abd / Add. exercises (10 to 15---15 to 20) Bridge exercises (10 to 15---15 to 20)

DEVICEmodified suits therapy

5 days a week for an hour/daily with conventional exercises. Assisted sit to stand (10 to 15---15 to 20) Assisted weight shift (10 to 15---15 to 20) Assisted trunk rotation (10 to 15---15 to 20) Hip Abd / Add. exercises (10 to 15---15 to 20) Bridge exercises (10 to 15---15 to 20)

Sponsors

Riphah International University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

Participants will get seperate treatment protocols and possible efforts will be put to mask the both groups about their treatment.

Intervention model description

It will be Randomized Controlled trial in which non probability convenience sampling technique will be used. Two groups of 8 to 12 age will be formed in which participants will be randomly divided by lottery method. Group A will be given modified Thera suits and the other group B will receive spider cage therapy on trunk stability and pelvic control.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* • 8 to 12 years of age * Both male and female * Hemiplegic cerebral palsy according to (GMFCS) severity level I-II * Ability to follow instructions and participate in therapy session

Exclusion criteria

* • Presence of any medical conditions that would severely limit a child's participation in the study as vision or hearing loss, cardiac anomalies. * severe cognitive impairments that would hinder the participant's ability to actively participate in therapy sessions. * Complicated systemic disorders. * Uncontrollable seizures. * Usage of Botulinum toxin A injection within 3 months of prior

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS).8 weeksThe static subscale. The dynamic subscale For each item, a 2-, 3- or 4-point ordinal scale is used. On the static and dynamic sitting balance and coordination subscales the maximal scores that can be attained are 7, 10 and 6 points. The total score for TIS ranges between 0 for a minimal performance to 23 for a perfect performance. In a recent version of the TIS (version 2.0) for adults, the static subscale was removed because of a ceiling effect, total score ranges between 0 and 16 points.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Trunk Control Measurement Scale (TCMS).8 weeksThe TCMS scale assesses seated trunk control in three dimensions. The maximum score is 58 points where 20 points correspond to static balance, 28 to selective movement control, and 10 to the ability to perform dynamic reaching TCMS sub scores appeared to be clinically relevant because children with less than around 80% of the static balance score, less than 55% of the dynamic reaching score, or less than around 35% of the selective movement control score needed support for daily life activities

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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