Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
Cerebral palsy, gait, spatio-temporal gait parameters, Nordic walking, walking poles
Brief summary
Children with hemiparesis show characteristic walking pattern resulting from weakness and spasticity on one side of the body. Nordic walking (NW) engages both the upper and lower body, which can help improve coordination and balance.
Interventions
OTHERConventional physcial therapy program
both groups will recive 60 minuts physical therapy training
OTHERNordic walking trining
the NW-group will recive gait training for 15 minutes using walking poles
OTHERtreadmill trianing
the TM-group will recive gait training for 15 minutes using treadmill device
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Their age will range from 6-10 years, from both sexes. * Level I, II and III of gross motor functional classification system * Grade 1 and 1+ spasticity according to the Modified Ashworth Scale
Exclusion criteria
* Uncontrolled epilepsy. * Mental retardation or autistic features. * Significant visual or auditory problems according to medical reports (audio-vestibular and ophthalmic examination),
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spatio-temporal parameters of gait | after 3 successive months | Step and stride length in centimeters and cadence (number of steps in one minute) |
| Kinematic gait analysis | after 3 successive months | Measure the hip and knee flexion as well as ankle planter flexion angles |
Contacts
CONTACTAmira M Abd-elmonem, PhD
STUDY_CHAIRHanaa M Abd-Elfattah, Phd
faculty of physical therapy, Badr university in cairo
STUDY_CHAIRMaricha A Nashed, PhD
faculty of physical therapy, New Eygpt university
STUDY_DIRECTORSara S Saad-eldien, PhD
faculty of physical therapy, MUST university
Outcome results
None listed