Does Anxiety Affect Balance, Spasticity and Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spasticity; Cerebral Palsy; Anxiety

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07346430

P.T.REC/012/005784

Details and patient eligibility

About

children and adolescents with CP are at increased risk of developing mental health difficulties, particularly anxiety disorders, compared with their typically developing peers. this study was to investigate the correlation between anxiety, spasticity and balance in children with cerebral palsy.

Full description

forty children with hemiplegia and diplegia were recruited from outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University and October 6 University. These children aged from 4 to 8 years old. Anxiety, motor function, spasticity and balance were assessed by Modified Yale Pre-Operative Anxiety Scale ((m -YPAS), The Gross Motor Functional Measurement-88 (GMFM-88), the modified Ashworth scale and Biodex balance system respectively.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 4-8 years from both genders
• diagnosed as hemiplegia and diplegia
• Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I or II
• spasticity grade of 1 or I+ on the modified Ashworth Scale

Exclusion criteria

• significant visual, auditory, or perceptual deficits
• uncontrolled seizures
• acute illness