cerebral palsy, child, head, postural balance
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group (composed by 17 children submitted to motor intervention based in Neuro-Develpmental Bobath concept – once a week for 8 weeks) and Experimental Group (composed by 17 children submitted
Other
N02.421.143.130.320
Sponsors
Faculdade de Educação Física/ Universidade de Brasília
Hospital da Criança de Brasília José Alencar
Eligibility
Age
6 Months to 36 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy classified V level Gross Motor Functional Classification System - GMFCS, aged 9 and 36 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Children who completed 36 months before the final evaluation; 2) associated syndromes; 3) seizures outside clinical control; 4) structural musculoskeletal deformities preventing the execution of motor intervention; 5) Total visual impairment; 6) hearing loss
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased activation of the cervical muscles, found by analysis and the kinematic surface electromyography, at baseline and end of study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in time to support the head, checked by means of kinematic analysis at baseline and end of study. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPatricia Souza
Hospital da Criança de Brasília José Alencar
Outcome results
None listed