Effect of Functional Training on Motor Performance

Badr University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diplegia

Treatments: Other: functional training exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04723641

Hana 5

Details and patient eligibility

About

The functional strength training is mainly dealt with anti-gravity muscles and aiming at maximal carry over in day to day activities. The functional strength training can be given using resistance and it may be gravity, body weight, resistance bands and free weights. The exercises are specific to the muscle or muscle groups recruited during the functional activities

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ranged from 7 to 10 years old.
2. The degree of spasticity ranged from grade 1 to 2 hypertonia according to Modified Ashwarth Scale (MAS)
3. Level II and III on GMFCS-ER
4. They were able to understand and follow verbal instructions

Exclusion criteria

• 1- visual or auditory problems. 2- Orthopedic surgery in the lower limb in the last 12 months before the study. 3- Fixed deformities in joints and bones of lower limbs. 4- Botox injection in the last six months before the study. 5- Children with any special medications affecting muscle functions (anti-spastic drugs).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

STUDY GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

they received progressive resistive functional strength training from plantigrade foot position conducted for one hour, 3 days/week. The therapist will replace the conventional physical therapy with the progressive resistive functional strength training, when this is consistent with the objectives of the strength training.

Treatment:

Other: functional training exercises

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

received a designed physical therapy program