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Effects of Intensive Chiropractic Care to Usual Care for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

R

Riphah International University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Treatments

Other: Chiropractic Care
Other: Sham intervention
Other: Physical therapy intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05315102
REC/01285 Imran Amjad

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effects of chiropractic care on spasticity, functional outcomes and quality of life in spastic cerebral Palsy children.

Enrollment

39 patients

Sex

All

Ages

2 to 15 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants will be recruited into the study according to the following criteria.

  • Both gender (Male and Female).
  • Age between 2 to 15 years.
  • Spastic Cerebral Palsy children.

Exclusion criteria

Participants will be excluded from the study according to the following criteria.

  • Cerebral Palsy children due to Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • Patients having cognitive impairments.
  • Patients having associated Neurological Pathologies.
  • Patients who are unable to follow treatment plan.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

39 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group
Experimental group
Description:
A registered chiropractor will assess the entire spine, and both sacroiliac joints will be assessed for vertebral subluxation by a registered chiropractor. The clinical indicators that will be used to assess the function of the spine before spinal adjustment intervention include assessing for joint tenderness to palpation manually palpating for a restricted intersegmental range of motion, assessing for palpable asymmetric intervertebral muscle tension, and any abnormal or blocked joint play and end-feel of the joints.
Treatment:
Other: Physical therapy intervention
Other: Chiropractic Care
Control group
Sham Comparator group
Description:
The participants head and/or spine will be moved in ways that include passive and active movements, similar to what is done when assessing the spine by a chiropractor.No spinal adjustment will be performed during any control intervention.
Treatment:
Other: Physical therapy intervention
Other: Sham intervention

Trial contacts and locations

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