Effects of Physical Therapy on the Multisystems of Children With Cerebral Palsy: a Longitudinal Study

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Physical Therapy Modalities

Treatments: Other: Pediasuit; Other: Bobath Concept; Other: Locomotor training; Other: Virtual reality; Other: Stretching; Other: Psychomotricity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05608954

Cerebral Palsy longitudinal

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cerebral Palsy (CP) refers to childhood movement and posture disorders, whose severity, patterns of motor involvement and associated impairments are very varied. It is the most prevalent type of physical disability in children. Any non-progressive central nervous system (CNS) lesion that occurs in the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal period up to 2 years of life is considered CP. Thus, the present work aims to evaluate, monitor and verify the effects of physical therapy interventions on gross motor function, spasticity, balance, muscle activation, fatigue, respiratory system, functionality and social participation in children with cerebral palsy. This work will use some evaluation scales such as the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66), the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), the Early Clinical Assessment of Balance (ECAB), electromyography, the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Pediatric Functional Status. Scale. In addition to questionnaires, which will be applied directly to parents/caregivers, such as the Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM), the PEDI (Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory) and the Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS).

Enrollment: 33 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
• aged between 0-12 years
• classified in all the levels of the GMFCS
• those responsible agree to release the minor to participate in the study and sign the Free and Informed Consent Form (FICT)

Exclusion criteria

• have had botulinum toxin applied 6 months before the intervention
• recent surgery
• other physical abnormalities, genetic or severe syndromes.

Trial design

33 participants in 1 patient group

Physical Therapy Modalities

Description:

Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy will be followed longitudinally in their therapies within the physiotherapeutic treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual reality

Other: Psychomotricity

Other: Locomotor training

Other: Pediasuit

Other: Stretching

Other: Bobath Concept