Strength Training Combined With Blood Flow Restriction and Cerebral Palsy

Effect of Strength Training Combined With Blood Flow Restriction on Deltoid Muscle Thickness and Upper Limb Functions in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07748052

Enrollment

Registered

2026-08-05

Start date

2026-08-06

Completion date

2027-07-11

Last updated

2026-08-05

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

cerebral palsy, progressive resistive exercise, low load resistive training, blood flow restriction

Brief summary

load resistance exercises are performed while partially restricting venous blood flow to the exercising limb using a pneumatic cuff. In children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, this intervention has been proposed to enhance muscle strength and hypertrophy while minimizing mechanical stress on joints and soft tissues. Previous studies suggest that BFR training may improve muscle thickness, muscle strength, functional mobility, gait performance, and overall physical function compared with conventional low-intensity strength training alone. However, careful monitoring of cuff pressure, exercise intensity, and safety considerations is essential when applying this technique in pediatric populations.

Interventions

OTHERstrength training combined with blood flow restriction and designed physical therapy program

A specially designed physical therapy program in addition to progressive resistive exercises for 60 min (30 min designed P.T program and other 30 min for progressive resistive exercise with blood flow restriction ), 3 sessions/ week for 6 successive weeks. strengthening exercise for shoulder flexors, abductors and external rotators, elbow flexors and extensors will be applied with low load while blood flow restriction is applied proximal to the limb

OTHERa specially designed physical therapy program

conventional physical therapy program including reinforcement of the normal motor development, reflex inhibiting patterns, postural reaction, stretching, strengthening exercises, and gait training was applied to children in the control group

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. A diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic CP 2. Degree of spasticity ranges from 1+ and 2, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS) 3. The age of the selected children will range from 4 to 6 years old. 4. Children are levels II and III according to GMFCS

Exclusion criteria

1- Children with visual or auditory problems. 2. Children with severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 65 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ultrasonography for measuring muscle thickness	6 weeks
quality of upper-extremity skills test for measuring upper limb function	6 weeks

Contacts

CONTACTAlaa Alnemr

alaaalnemr28@gmail.com+201003727467

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 6, 2026