Effect of Spring Gravity Bar on Gait Pattern in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Device: Spring gravity bar

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04628247

P.T.REC/012/002557

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of spring gravity bar on gait pattern in children with spastic diplegia

Full description

The purpose of this study is to provide insight on investigate the effectiveness of vestibular stimulation on gait pattern by using spring gravity bar , when you bounce up and down it stimulate vestibular system that is considered straight line vestibular stimulation and strength extensor muscle of lower limb by pressure on spring during stance phase all that change gait stability and stride length so can improve gait pattern .

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Their age will be extended from 7 to 10 years.
2. They can walk with limitation or holding on according to GMFCS (level II & II).
3. They can understand and follow instruction.

Exclusion criteria

• 1-children with any visual or auditory abnormalities. 2-children receiving any special medication affecting muscle and /or mental function.

3-children had any recent surgical interference in the lower limb. 4-children with perceptual defects. 5-children with fixed structural deformities lower limb.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

They will receive the same traditional physical therapy exercise program in addition to gait training on spring gravity bar for one hour

Treatment:

Device: Spring gravity bar