Cerebral palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 11 individuals with cerebral palsy will be submitted to the protocol of aquatic exercises with emphasis on trunk control. The protocol consists of 16 individual aquatic physical t
Other
H02.010.625
Sponsors
Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Eligibility
Age
4 Years to 10 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinical diagnosis of spastic diparesis type of Cerebral Palsy; level IV to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS); aged 4 years to 10 years and 11 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Uncooperative patients; unable to understand the proposed activities; undergoing orthopedic surgery or peripheral blocks less than 6 months ago.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved trunk control after 16 sessions of aquatic physical therapy protocol with emphasis to the trunk, verified by the increase in the final score of Trunk Control Mensuarement Scale (TCMS), from the observation of a variation of at least 5 % in pre measurements and post intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved functionality after 16 sessions of aquatic physical therapy protocol with emphasis to the trunk, verified by the increase in the final score of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM -88), greater muscle activation by surface electromyography (EMG), increase in score of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) trunk, improved scores in flexometer Wells, increase the final score of the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ, PF-50), from the observation of a variation of at least 5 % in pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMirna Kanashiro
Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Outcome results
None listed