Dual Task Training in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Treatments

Other: Dual Task Training

Other: Therapeutic exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04263701

KMSU

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effects of dual task training on gait and balance parameters, gross motor function skills, functional mobility skills, functional independence levels and health-related quality of life o in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. The clinical study's hypothesis is the dual task training programs are superior to conventional physiotherapy programs to improve the parameters in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Full description

In this self-controlled study, children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, aged 7-16, who were at level 1 or 2 according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System, scored 27 and above from the Modified Mini Mental Test were included.

Children are recruited to the routine physiotherapy program 45 minutes 2 days a week for 8 weeks, and in addition to the routine physiotherapy program dual task training program 45 minutes 2 days a week for the next 8 weeks. The children will evaluate at baseline, after the routine physiotherapy program and after the dual task training program. Children will be evaluate with Gross Motor Function Measurement-88,Modified Ashworth Scale , gait platform, Edinburgh Visual Gait Score, Pediatric Berg Balance Scale,1 Minute Walk Test, Functional Independence Measure, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory TM-Cerebral Palsy Module.

Enrollment

10 patients

Sex

All

Ages

7 to 16 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Having been diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy,
Being at level 1 or 2 according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System,
Being at level 1 according to Communication Function Classification System,
To adapt to the evaluations,
To get 27 points or above from the Modified Mini Mental Test (MMMT).

Exclusion criteria

Having had injuries such as strains, sprains or fractures of the lower extremity in the last six months,
Having undergone a surgical intervention or Botulinum toxin in the last six months,
Having any known chronic systemic problems,
Having uncontrollable seizures,
Having vision or hearing problems.