Relationships Between OLST, GMFM and Pedobarographic Values in CP

Istanbul Kültür University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: one leg standing test, gross motor function measurement, pedobarographic measurement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04273204

2017/397

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the One Leg-Standing Test (OLST) and the Gross Motor Function Measurement (GMFM) and stance phase stability during gait in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy (UCP). The secondary aim was to explore a new well-defined pedobarographic parameter as a functional factor in the stability of stance in gait.

The investigator's hypotheses are (1) OLST has relationship between T2-T1 in children with UCP; (2) OLST has relationship between GMFM D and E.

Eighteen children with UCP and ten typically developing children (TDC) participated in the study. All participants and their legal guardians signed an informed consent form before participating. Firstly, to asses the stability in stance all participants were analyzed by using pedobarographic analysis and the OLST. After analysis, only the UCP group was evaluated with the GMFM. The TDC group was used for comparison of pedobarographic stance phase stability (T2-T1) and OLST values.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria (for experimental group):

• diagnosed unilateral cerebral palsy
• be able to stand on the affected leg for 0 to 30 seconds

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with UCP who had Botulinum Toxin-A injections to the lower limbs in the previous six months
• Lower limb surgeries
• Mental disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

UCP Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: one leg standing test, gross motor function measurement, pedobarographic measurement

Control Group

Other group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: one leg standing test, gross motor function measurement, pedobarographic measurement