The effect of additional foot support with or without seat surface forward tilting on upper extremity function in children with spastic cerebral palsy*

The effect of additional foot support with or without seat surface forward tilting on upper extremity function in children with spastic cerebral palsy* - Seating and postural control in spastic cerebral palsy.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON37331

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-23

Start date

2012-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

cerebral palsy 'spasticity'

Interventions

The children will be assessed in 4 sitting conditions.

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - unilateral or bilateral spastic cerebral palsy - age 6-12 years - GMFCS level I-III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - severe visual impairment - inability to reach for an object

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary study parameter is kinematic stability of head in space.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Additional endpoints are the capacity to modulate postural EMG amplitude to (kinematically measured) body position, kinematic mobility of the trunk, and velocity and the number of movement units of the reaching movement, and degree of pleasantness of the sitting condition.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)