Effect of Callisthenic Training on Mobility and ADL Performance in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Patients

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobility; Spasticity; Postural Control; Activities of Daily Living

Treatments: Procedure: Conventional physical therapy group; Procedure: calisthenic training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06966076

FUI/CTR/2024/70

Details and patient eligibility

About

Almost 2 to 3 out of every 1000 children have Cerebral palsy in Pakistan.Spastic type of CP is dominant about 75%, diplegia (40%) and hemiplegic are (35.5%).Spastic diplegics have tightness of lower limb more than upper limb.Their chief complaints are reduced mobility,impaired balance and coordination and lack of postural control and stability.Calisthenic training is sort of strengthening exercises in which patient use his/her own body weight as a resistance.

Calisthenic training aims to reduce movement limitation,contracture formation and improves patient's mobility for daily transfers and ambulation,active participation of patient in indoor and outdoor activities and enhance postural stability and controle during routine tasks. The current study aims to determine the effects of calisthenic training on mobility and ADL performance in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy children aged 5-12 years fulfilling the GMFCS criteria levels 1-3. A randomized control trial will be conducted in multidisciplinary lab of FUCP, department of physical medicine and peads and rehabilitation of Fauji Foundation Hospital on the sample of 32 participants. The subjects will be randomized into two groups by sealed opaque envelope method. Baseline assessment would be done by using WEEFIM measurement assessment scale for mobility and ADL performance, pediatric balance assessment Scale for postural control. Data will be collected at baseline before intervention, after 3 weeks and finally after 6 weeks of intervention. Interventional group will be receiving calisthenic training and conventional physical therapy while control group will be receiving conventional physical therapy alone. Exercise training would be done for a total of 12 sessions for 6 weeks, twice a week with each session lasting 45 minutes. Analysis would be done by using SPSS version 21. Ethical approval will be obtained from ERC of FUSH. Informed written consent will be obtained from all participants.

Full description

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

1. To determine the affects of callisthenic exercises in comparison to conventional physical therapy on mobility, ADL perfrmance and quality of life in spastic diplegic cp children .
2. To determine the affects of callisthenic exercises in comparison to conventional physical therapy on postural controle in spastic diplegic cp

HYPOTHESIS:

Alternate hypothesis:

• affect of calisthenic training in comparison to conventional physical therapy on mobility in spastic diplegic cp patients (p<0.05).
• 2HA- There will be statistically significant difference in the affect of calisthenic training in comparison to conventional physical therapy to improve ADL performance in spastic diplegic cp patients (p<0.05).
• 3HA- There will be statistically significant difference in the effect of calisthenic training in comparison to conventional physical therapy to improve postural controle in spastic diplegic cp patients (p<0.05).

NULL HYPOTHESIS

• 1H0 -There will be no statistically significant difference in the effect of calisthenic training in comparison to conventional physical therapy to improve ADL performance in spastic diplegic cp patients (p<0.05).

• 2H0 -There will be no statistically significant difference in the effect of calisthenic training in comparison to conventional physical therapy to improve mobility in spastic diplegic cp patients (p<0.05).

  3H0 -There will be no statistically significant difference in the effect of calisthenic trainingin comparison to conventional physical therapy to improve postural controle in spastic diplegic cp patients (p<0.05).

Significanve of study:

As there is no any Conclusive evidence of calisthenic training more precisely for spastic diplegic cp children so this study will be helpful for patients and other health care proffessionals to implement this study in their clinical practice and for the patients in a way they can keep continue this treatment protocol in their home bound friendly environment by using their own body weights as a resistance after quiting from sessions of this research .

it will provide a treatment protocol for targeting calisthenic training to improve mobility, incorporate postural corrections and functional capacitance in spastic cp children .

This study will maximize the indoor functional independency in the cerebral palsy

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 5 and 13 years
• Able to accept and follow verbal instructions
• Able to participate in a training program
• Based on Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS SCALE 1,2 and 3)

Exclusion criteria

• If they have controlled seizures
• If they suffered from any inflammatory, infectious diseases, cognitive deficiencies and any musculoskeletal deformity with chronic contracture that interfere with physical activity.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

calisthenic training group

Experimental group

Description:

CALISTHENIC TRAINING CALISTHENIC EXERCISES COMMAND AND TARGET MUSCLE GROUP 1. LEG RAISES (LEG STRENGTH) LIE ON YOUR BACK WITH YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT. LIFT LEGS OFF THE GROUND IN FRONT. LOWER THEM BACK DOWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FLOOR. TARGETS HIP FLEXOR 2. SIDE LEG RAISES (LEG STRENGTH) LIE ON YOUR BACK WITH YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT. LIFT LEGS OFF THE GROUND AND TAKE IT TO SIDE MAXIMALL WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FLOOR. TARGETS LOWER ABS AND HIP ABDUCTORS 3. GLUTE BRIDGES ( BACK STRENGTH) LIE ON YOUR BACK WITH YOUR KNEES BENT. LIFT YOUR HIPS OFF THE GROUND, SQUEEZING YOUR GLUTES. LOWER AND REPEAT. TARGETS GLUTES AND HAMSTRINGS. 4. QUADRUPTED POSITION: ASK THE PATIENT TO RIDE YOUR KNEES PLAY 'HORSY' AND SLOWLY MOVE YOUR KNEES TO AND FRO AND SIDEWAYS SO THAT TO SHIFT WEIGHT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. 5. WALL LEG LIFTS 6. KNEELING 7. Vertical Lift 8. Squats

Treatment:

Procedure: calisthenic training

conventional physical therapy group

Experimental group

Description:

CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY Week 1 Orientation of exercises Week 2-3 UPPER LIMB (20 MINS) Lifting a glass of water with elbow extended Moving objects from the table to a box Combing Hairs LOWER LIMB (20 MINS) Lifting the lower extremity and lowering in o nto a footstool sit to stand Standing up with loaded trey in hand corner hamstring stretch butterfly stretch Week 4-5 UPPER LIMB (20 MINS) Grasping and releasing objects lifting a glass of water to a level of 90° shoul der flexion with an extended elbow Moving objects from the table to a box LOWER LIMB (20 MINS) Reciprocal leg flexion and extension single leg stance Kicking a ball Week 5-8 UPPER LIMB (20 MINS) Opening Jars Throwing Balls Same As previous weeks LOWER LIMB (20 MINS) Squatting

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional physical therapy group