Tele-rehabilitation in Children With Cerebral Palsy in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Inonu University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Motor Learning; Telerehabilitation; Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: Telerehabilitation İntervention, Motor learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04896840

2021/1422

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators study aimed to observe the effect of motor learning-based tele-rehabilitation on quality of life in children with cerebral palsy during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Full description

Cerebral palsy; It is defined as a permanent, non-progressive disorder that occurs as a result of the effects of the developing fetal or infant brain for different reasons in prenatal, perinatal or postnatal periods. Children with cerebral palsy experience fundamental limitations in the postural control of static and dynamic tasks such as sitting, standing, and walking. However, children with cerebral palsy need rehabilitation. The COVID-19 pandemic prevents effective provision of rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy. However; Lack of access to rehabilitation services in individuals with cerebral palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for alternative and complementary methods. During the Covid-19 pandemic process, the tele-rehabilitation process will be able to achieve functional and social participation in children with cerebral palsy.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with spastic cerebral palsy, ages 3-16
• To be at 1-2-3 levels according to GMFCS
• The tele-rehabilitation group is not receiving treatment in any center.
• Voluntary participation in the study with the consent of the parents

Exclusion criteria

• Application of muscle tone reduction 6 months before the start of the study (eg botulin toxin, baclofen pump therapy) or those undergoing orthopedic surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

Telerehabilitation and motor learning principles will be applied.

Treatment:

Other: Telerehabilitation İntervention, Motor learning

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

Motor learning principles will be applied in the clinic.

Treatment:

Other: Telerehabilitation İntervention, Motor learning