Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Balance

South Valley University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Treatments: Other: Physical Therapy Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06010134

P.T.REC/012/002577

Details and patient eligibility

About

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that mainly affect the bones. It results in bones that break easily. Its severity may be mild to severe. Other symptoms may include a blue tinge to the whites of the eye, short height, loose joints, hearing loss, breathing problems and problems with the teeth.

Physiotherapy is aimed to strengthen muscles and improve motility in a gentle manner, while minimizing the risk of fracture, and the use of support cushions to improve posture.

Full description

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of Whole Body Vibration on balance and motor function in children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Whole body vibration (WBV) therapy is targeted at musculoskeletal strengthening and has been trialed in a variety of conditions. WBV has been shown to have therapeutic advantage in various osteopenic preclinical models and populations such as postmenopausal women (improved mobility, muscle strength, postural strength, and bone density) and children with osteogenesis imperfecta (improved mobility)

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Their age was ranging from six to twelve years
2. Children participated in this study were from both sexes
3. All children with stable medical and psychological status.
4. They were able to follow the verbal commands or instructions during testing.

Exclusion criteria

1. Children with visual or auditory problems.
2. Children with any cognitive problems.
3. Children without deformity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

Group 1 the control group received selected physical therapy program which contain strengthening exercises for upper limb and lower limb muscles, stretching exercises for elbow extensors, hand pronator, wrist extensors, knee extensors and ankle dorsiflexors, coordination and balancing exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Physical Therapy Program

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

Group 2 the study group received the same physical therapy program 15 min. plus Whole Body Vibration for 15 min.

Treatment:

Other: Physical Therapy Program