Efficacy of Adding Lower Extremity Weights on Balance in Children With Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Delta University for Science and Technology

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: traditional physical therapy group; Other: adding lower extremity weights

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05227066

Ataxic CP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ataxic CP is one type of cerebral palsy. children with ataxic cerebral palsy have trouble with balance and coordination. They may walk with their legs farther apart than other kids and have a hard time with activities that use small hand movements, like writing. Some also have trouble with depth perception This means being able to accurately judge how close or far away something is

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ataxic cerebral palsy aged 7-13 years

Exclusion criteria

• any musculoskeletal conditions that affect balance previous surgeries that affecting balance

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

traditional physical therapy group

Experimental group

Description:

received traditional physical therapy protocol

Treatment:

Other: traditional physical therapy group

lower extremity weights group

Experimental group

Description:

received the same traditional physical therapy in addition to lower extremity weights

Treatment:

Other: traditional physical therapy group

Other: adding lower extremity weights