Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
standard treatment
Sponsors
Eden Healthcare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: spastic hemiplegic CP children with ages ranged from 7 to 14 years old had grade 1 or 1+ according to modified Ashworth scale and grade II or III according to Manual Ability Classification Scale (MACS), they can understand and follow verbal commands and instructions included in the test, and they had no sensory impairment or other neurological or psychological problems other than mild perceptual defects.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: children with any other neurological deficits such as convulsions, involuntary movements or receiving muscle relaxants, children with impairment of sensation (superficial, deep and cortical), children with Any metallic implant such as a pacemaker or metallic foreign body, children with any other diseases such as cardiac disease and with severe mental retardation (IQ not less than 50), children with congenital disorders such as Down’s syndrome, fragile- X syndrome or any congenital anomalies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gait parameters (ankle joint angle at initial contact, stride length, cadence and speed) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| modified Ashworth scale for spasticity | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactWagdy Younan
lecturer of physiotherapy department of of growth and development in pediatric and it is Surgeries. Deraya university
Outcome results
None listed