Effects of Progressive Resistance Exercise Training on Endurance and Functional Mobility in Children With Spina Bifida

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spina Bifida

Treatments: Other: Progressive resistance exercise; Other: Conventional treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05719636

REC/RCR & AHS/22/0740

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this research the effects of progressive resistance exercise training on endurance and functional mobility in children with spina bifida are assessed.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 8 to 16 year.
• Male and female both are included.
• Lower extremity weakness (less than 2).
• Knee and hip flexion contractures

Exclusion criteria

• Bowel and bladder dysfunction.
• Children having absent tone.
• Children having bone fracture

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional treatment

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Conventional treatment

Progressive resistance exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Progressive resistance exercise