Gait
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm randomized clinical trial with a blind evaluator. Individuals with spastic diperetic Cerebral Palsy, aged 6 to 8 years, classified as II and III in the GMFCS will be randomized and a
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Sponsors
Hospital e Centro de Reabilitação da Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Hospital e Centro de Reabilitação da Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Eligibility
Age
6 Years to 8 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged between six years and eight years and eleven months with spastic Cerebral Palsy; classified as two or three in the gross motor function classification system
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of collaboration, inability to understand commands in the evaluation; children submitted to orthopedic surgeries in the last twelve months; children submitted to peripheral blocks in the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gait improvement is expected, measured by the distance covered in meters in the 6-minute walk test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a better perception of parents about the quality of the participants' gait through the Visual Analogous Gait Scale, measured in centimeters.;It is expected to find greater mobility of participants through the time (in seconds) performed in the Timed Up and Go;It is expected to find a decrease in the risk of falls, measured through the performance time (in seconds) in the Timed Up end Go.;It is expected to find an increase in gait speed, measured by dividing the distance covered (in meters) by the time (in seconds) during the 6-minute walk test.;It is expected to find improvement in trunk control, measured through the Trunk Control Measurement Scale score.;It is expected to find improvement in static and dynamic balance, measured through the score of the Pediatric Balance Scale.;It is expected to find a decrease in energy expenditure in walking, measured through the Energy Expenditure Index calculated in the 6-minute walk test;It is expected to find improvement in quality of life, measured through the Child Health Questionnaire - PF50 score. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCaio Roberto Aparecido Castro
Associação de assistência à criança deficiente
Outcome results
None listed