Functionality and Family Characteristics in Children With Cerebral Palsy

The Effect of Family Characteristics on the Functional Level of Children With Cerebral Palsy of the Spastic Type With Walking Ability

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06439446

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-03

Start date

2023-06-06

Completion date

2024-05-25

Last updated

2024-06-03

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Family Characteristics

Keywords

Functional Level

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of family characteristics on functional level in children with Spastic Type Cerebral Palsy who are able to walk.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed with hemiparetic and diparetic type CP * Between the ages of 5-15 * GMFCS level I, II and III * Volunteer individuals were included.

Exclusion criteria

* Having undergone a surgical operation within the last year, * Having contracture in the lower extremity, * Having had a fracture in the lower extremity in the last 6 months, * Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) administered in the last 6 months * Patients with cognitive, visual or hearing impairments that would prevent communication with their peers and siblings were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Gross Motor Function Level	36 week	Gross motor function level was measured with Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM-66). GMFM-66 is a 66-item test developed to measure gross motor skills in children with cerebral palsy and can be evaluated in 5 different categories, including reaching and rolling, sitting, crawling and crawling, standing, walking, running and jumping. It is a 4-point Likert type scale. Higher scores on the test indicate higher gross motor skills.
Parents' Quality of Life	36 week	Parents' self-reported quality of life functions such as physical, emotional, social, and cognitive were assessed with The PedsQL Family Impact Module. Total score range is 0-100. Higher scores on the scale indicate less anxiety.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Gross Motor Function Classification	36 week	Gross motor functional classification was evaluated with the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). GMFCS classifies children with Cerebral Palsy into 5 levels (1-5) based on their motor skills, functional abilities, assistive technologies, and wheelchair needs.
Sociodemographic Form	36 week	Characteristic information about the family, such as the family's average monthly income, the number of people living in the family, and the region in which the family lived, was collected.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results