BRAIN GYM EXERCISES and CEREBRAL PALSY

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: specially designed pt program; Other: brain gym exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07176858

P.T.REC/012/004633

Details and patient eligibility

About

Brain gym is a series of exercises developed to enhance learning by improving cognitive function and fostering a stronger mind-body connection. It uses physical and mental techniques to stimulate both hemispheres of the brain. This approach is rooted in kinesiology and applied neuroscience, fields that study the relationship between bodily movements and brain activity.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. A diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic CP
2. Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS)
3. The age of the selected children will range from 6 to 8 years old.
4. Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS

Exclusion criteria

1 - Children with visual or auditory problems. 2. Children with severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 65 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale).

3. Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery in the last 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

brain gym exercises and designed physical therapy program

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: brain gym exercise

designed physical therapy program

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: specially designed pt program