Effect of Specially Designed Balance Board on Standing Balance in Children With Diplegic Cererbral Palsy

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Standing Balance; Diplegic Cerebral Palsy; Balance Board

Treatments: Other: balance training on traditional balance board; Other: The traditional physical therapy rehabilitation exercises; Other: program on special form of balance board

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06964386

Zeinab-004238

Details and patient eligibility

About

This was done to:

1. To determine the effect of a specially designed balance board on balance ability.
2. To determine the effect of the traditional balance training program on balance ability.
3. To compare between the effect of a specially designed balance board and the traditional balance training program on balance ability.

Full description

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often experience abnormal posture, loss of motor control, and poor trunk control, leading to limitations in daily activities. Improving balance abilities is crucial for maintaining equilibrium in sensory environments. Vestibular stimulation can help develop feed-forward mechanisms and new functional skills. This study aims to improve balance abilities in children with diplegic CP, explore the impact of balance boards on vestibular and hand function, and assist mothers in their child's improvement.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 8 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Their ages ranged from 4 to 8 years old.
2. The degree of spasticity ranged from grade 1 or 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale
3. They were at level I or II on gross motor function classification scale.
4. They were able to follow verbal command or instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Children were excluded if they had one of the following :

1. Fixed deformities of lower limbs.
2. Visual or auditory problems.
3. History of surgical interference in lower limbs less than six months.
4. Botulinum toxin injections to the lower limb during the previous 4 months.
5. Mental retardation.
6. Fixed deformity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

the traditional program

Experimental group

Description:

twenty Children in group A received designed physical therapy program in addition to traditional balance training

Treatment:

Other: The traditional physical therapy rehabilitation exercises

Other: balance training on traditional balance board

balance training exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

twenty Children in group B received the same designed physical therapy program in addition to balance training exercises on special form of balance board

Treatment:

Other: program on special form of balance board

Other: The traditional physical therapy rehabilitation exercises