Adaptive Dance Exercise Program on Trunk Control, Balance and Functional Mobility in Cerebral Palsy

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: Adaptive Dance Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04884724

AAGulnergiz

Details and patient eligibility

About

The human body needs a system to control and coordinate its action plan in order to perform an effective action. This system works irregularly or inappropriately in people with Cerebral Palsy (CP). An alternative to controlling these disorders is automatic movement modulation such as dance. Dance, whose main purpose is to achieve a satisfying motor performance, increases motor learning with sensory, perceptual and emotional components. Although the effects of dance therapy on functionality, balance and participation in people with CP have been previously examined in the literature, it has been reported that the evidence is insufficient and more studies are needed. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of adaptive dance exercise program on trunk control, balance and functional mobility in children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy
• Volunteer
• Ages between of 6-18 years
• Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level 1 and Level 2
• To have cognitive skills to understand and apply adaptive dance exercises to be given.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy having cognitive disorders
• Participants diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy having vision or hearing problems
• Participants diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy have a history of trauma such as botox or muscle relaxation operation and / or fracture at least 6 months before participating in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 2 patient groups

Adaptive Dance Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to the routine physiotherapy programs received in the rehabilitation center for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, an adaptive dance exercise program will be applied 2 days a week in the rehabilitation center for 5 weeks and online for 3 weeks in the presence of a physiotherapist. The duration of each session of the adaptive dance exercises to be applied is planned to be 45-60 minutes. It is planned that the adaptive dance exercises to be applied will be accompanied by the selected song. Before and after the 8-week exercise program, the participants' trunk stabilization, balance, functional mobility and quality of life will be questioned with determined questionnaires and tests.

Treatment:

Other: Adaptive Dance Exercise Program

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Children and adolescents diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy will continue their routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation programs in the rehabilitation center. At the beginning of the study and after 8 weeks, the participants' trunk stabilization, balance, functional mobility and quality of life will be questioned with determined questionnaires and tests.