Effects of Therapeutic Music Combined With Loaded Sit-to-Stand Resistance Exercise for Children With Spastic Diplegia

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Paraparesis, Spastic; Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Behavioral: Loaded sit-to-stand exercise; Behavioral: Synchronized music

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01367327

98-2314-B-002-011-MY3 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

0971762466

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of study is to investigate the effects of PSE Music with a "home-based" loaded STS exercise program on the functional strength, gross motor function, daily participation, exercise involvement, motor control, and gait speed for children with spastic diplegia.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children with SD, aged 5 to 13 year-old, and GMFCS level between I to III
• able to stand up from a chair independently and maintain standing for more than 2 seconds without falling
• able to follow verbal instructions

Exclusion criteria

• have orthopedic surgery, selective dorsal rhizotomy, or use of a baclofen pump within 6 months
• have orthopedic problems or other medical conditions preventing the child from joining the resistance exercise program, such as obvious LE joint contractures, uncontrolled epilepsy, or cardiopulmonary problems
• hearing loss or using hearing aid
• have mental disorders, such as pervasive developmental disorders and attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise with music

Experimental group

Description:

Loaded sit-to-stand exercise with music for 6 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Loaded sit-to-stand exercise

Behavioral: Synchronized music

Exercise without music

Active Comparator group

Description:

Loaded sit-to-stand exercise without music for 6 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Loaded sit-to-stand exercise