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Comparison of aquatic exercise protocols to improve gait in children with Cerebral Palsy

Comparison of intervention protocols in the liquid environment and its impact on the gait of children with Cerebral Palsy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5mch8vb
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-04-18
Start date
2023-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gait

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
Lead Sponsor
Hospital e Centro de Reabilitação da Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Collaborator

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

MeasureTime frame
Gait improvement is expected, measured by the distance covered in meters in the 6-minute walk test.

Secondary

MeasureTime 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

ccastro@aacd.org.br+55 11 960466070

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)