Halliwick and Aquatic Exercises in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: halliwick exercise programme; Other: aquatic exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05322759

RiphahIU Nimra Arif

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research is to find and compare the effects of halliwick exercises and aquatic exercises on gross motor function, trunk stability and hand function in spastic cerebral palsy.

Full description

Randomized controlled trials done at Dream Child institute and Children hospital complex Multan. The sample size was 32. The subjects were divided in two groups, 16 subjects in halliwick exercise group and 20 in aquatic exercise group. Study duration was of 6 months. Sampling technique applied was convenient non probability sampling technique. Only 13-16 years diagnosed spastic cerebral pals individuals were included. Tools used in the study are Gross motor function measure (GMFM-66), Trunk impairment scale (TIS) and Nine-hole peg test (NHPT). Data was being analyzed through SPSS 22.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both genders Male & female
• Age 13-16 years
• Able to use assistive devices
• Diagnosed CP children
• Able to follow verbal commands

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable seizures

  • had a surgery for the last 12 months or receive medication for spasticity
  • Associated cognitive issue
  • Incontinence
  • Persistent infection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Aquatic exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

this group receives sessions for consecutive 8 weeks and 3 days per week. warm up for 10 min, that will include walking in shallow water and stretchings of upper and lower extremities. After that APE for 30 min followed cool down period for 5 min. exercise frequency is 3 sets of each exercise with 15 repetitions.

Treatment:

Other: aquatic exercises

Other: halliwick exercise programme

Halliwick exercise programme

Experimental group

Description:

this group receives sessions for consecutive 8 weeks and 3 days per week. warm up for 10 min that specifically includes mental adjustments along with walking in shallow side of pool and static stretchings. After that Halliwick exercise programme for 30 min that followed by cool down period for 5 min. exercise frequency is 3 sets of each exercise with 15 repetitions.

Treatment:

Other: aquatic exercises

Other: halliwick exercise programme