Retention of Whole-body Training Effects on Ambulatory Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy (CP_WBVT)

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gait Disorders, Neurologic; Locomotion Disorder, Neurologic; CP

Treatments: Other: Whole body vibration training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04961749

1745950-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the retention effects of a four-week whole-body vibration training intervention in children with Cerebral Palsy. The primary outcomes for this study are gait function, including Timed Up and Go and the two-minute walk test. Secondary outcomes of this study include lower extremity gait function, coordination, and gait variability. For this study, a total of 10 children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) will be recruited with 5 being randomly placed into an experimental group and 5 being randomly placed into a control group. Each participant, regardless of group, will complete pre-, post-, and retention testing, with a four-week whole-body vibration training intervention between the pre- and post-testing. The four-week whole-body vibration training will include three visits per week, with the experimental group receiving a vibration stimulus while standing on a vibration platform. Vibration sessions will consist of three-minutes of vibration, followed by three minutes rest, completing this cycle three separate times. The control group will follow a similar pattern, but rather than experiencing vibration, they will hear a sound of the vibration platform through a speaker. Once the four-week training session is finished, participants will return after a three-month retention period to determine whether ambulation function was retained.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
• Ability to walk independently

Exclusion criteria

• Musculoskeletal injuries or conditions (other than Cerebral Palsy) which alter their independent walking ability

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Vibration group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive vibration stimulation while standing on a side-alternating vibration platform. Vibration sessions will occur three times per week over four-weeks. Each session will include three-minutes of vibration followed by three-minutes rest, completing this sequence three times per session

Treatment:

Other: Whole body vibration training

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will not receive vibration, but will rather hear a recording of the vibration, while still standing on the vibration platform. Still, this group will receive this training three times per week over four-weeks with a similar three-minute rotation as the vibration group.