Relationship Between Trunk Control and Hand Function and Quality of Life

KTO Karatay University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Cerebral Palsy; Hand

Treatments: Other: Trunk Control Measurement Scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05206461

KaratayU1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Increasing quality of life and improving hand functions are very substantial treatment goals for physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Trunk control is important for these parameters in children with hemiparetic and diparetic Cerebral Palsy.

Full description

Trunk control, hanf function and quality of life measurements were carried out by a physiotherapist using the Trunk Control Measurement Scale, 9-Hole Peg Test and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Participants were informed about the procedure of the tests. The evaluation period lasted 30-40 minutes for each child.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 5-18,
• Having a diagnosis of hemiparetic or diparetic CP,
• To be at the level of I-II-III according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System,
• Not having had orthopedic surgery on the upper extremity in the last 6 months,
• Not having been injected with Botulinum Toxin-A in the last 6 months,
• Accepting the study and signing the consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Children who could not understand and follow simple verbal commands,
• Did not meet the inclusion criteria,
• Incomplete assessments.

Trial design

43 participants in 2 patient groups

Hemiparetic CP

Description:

Trunk control, hand function and quality of life were evaluated with the Trunk Control Measurement Scale, 9-Hole Peg Test and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory in Hemiparetic CP

Treatment:

Other: Trunk Control Measurement Scale

Diparetic CP

Description:

Trunk control, hand function and quality of life were evaluated with the Trunk Control Measurement Scale, 9-Hole Peg Test and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory in Diparetic CP

Treatment:

Other: Trunk Control Measurement Scale