Deep Friction Massage in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Spastic Cerebral Palsy (sCP)

Treatments

Other: deep friction massage on plantar flexors

Other: manual static stretching exercises on plantar flexors

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06760793

2023/30

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine whether deep friction massage and stretching reduce muscle contraction in the calf muscle. The primary questions it seeks to answer are:

Does deep friction massage or stretching reduce muscle contraction?
Does deep friction massage or stretching improve walking?
Does deep friction massage or stretching increase ankle joint range of motion?

Participants:

Participants will undergo either deep friction massage or stretching exercises for 10 minutes, three days a week, over a period of six weeks.

Enrollment

46 patients

Sex

All

Ages

3 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

a diagnosis of spastic diplegic or hemiparetic CP
aged between 3 and 18 years
classified as level I, II, or III according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
possessing sufficient cognitive function to cooperate.

Exclusion criteria

Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections to the lower extremity muscles within the last six months
undergoing any surgery such as muscle lengthening or joint contracture within the last six months
non-participation in two consecutive exercise sessions
experiencing illnesses such as infections or musculoskeletal injuries during the study period.