Cerebral Palsy (CP), Spastic Diplegia
Conditions
Keywords
Brain gym exercises, Cerebral palsy, Diplegia, Balance, Quality of life
Brief summary
Statement of the problem Do brain gym exercises affect balance and quality of life in children with spastic diplegia? Null hypotheses: 1. There will be no significant effect of brain gym exercises on balance in children with spastic diplegia. 2. There will be no significant effect of brain gym exercises on quality of life in children with spastic diplegia.
Detailed description
The Study targets the children with spastic diplegia from both sexes , sample size estimation is 44 children. Children participating in this study will be selected randomly from the pediatric outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University.
Interventions
OTHERBrain gym exercises
Brain gym exercises include: Energy exercise: Drinking water Brain buttons Midline movements: Cross crawl Lazy eight Belly breathing exercise Deepening attitude: Hook- ups Lengthening activities: Arm activation The owl Calf pump
OTHERConventional physical therapy program
Conventional physical therapy program includes: Balance from standing Sit to stand Standing balance One leg standing Ball kicking Reaching out Pick up objects outside the stability limit Gait training Walking sideways Walking backwards Obstacle course walking and stair climbing Brain gym exercises include: Energy exercise: Drinking water Brain buttons Midlinemovements: Cross crawl Lazy eight Belly breathing exercise Deepening attitude: Hook- ups Lengthening activities: Arm activation The owl Calf pump
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1 - Children with spastic diplegia who have balance problems in standing and gait. 2-Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS) . 3- The age of children will range from 6 to 8 years old. 4-The height of children will be at least one meter. 5- Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS (Gross Motor Classification System ).
Exclusion criteria
1. Children with visual or auditory problems. 2. Children with intellectual disability. 3. Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery in the last 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | 3 months | Biodex balance system will measure the overall stability index, antero -posterior stability index and medio- lateral stability index, higher score indicate lower stability. |
| Quality of life | 3 months | Cerebral Palsy Quality Of Life Questionnaire (CPQOL)contains 66 items each uses a 9- point rating scale ( for items The minimum value 1, maximum value 9)and then transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. As the total score approaches 100 this means better quality of life. The domains evaluated using it are social well being and acceptance, emotional well-being, function and participation and physical health, access to services, pain and impact of disability, and family health.. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
CONTACTHebatallah Mohamed Kamal, Professor
CONTACTMaya Galal Abd-Alwahab, Assistant professor
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORHagar Mohamed Awaad, Assistant lecturer
Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed