TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in CP

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Treatments: Device: 1. Tekscan Walkway system; Device: TENS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07338994

P.T.REC/012/006102

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of TENS with proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Full description

Two groups of thirty diplegic CP children, ages 4 to 6, were randomly assigned to receive proprioceptive-visual training as the control group and TENS with proprioceptive - visual training as the research group. For eight weeks, both groups received therapy three times a week. Prior to and during the intervention period, each participant had an evaluation by gait analysis.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diplegic CP children who were between the ages of 4 and 6 years
• spasticity grades were 1 and 1+ according to modified Ashworth Scale
• gross motor function classification system at level II and III

Exclusion criteria

• Children who have visual impairments, hearing damage
• received Botulinum Toxin injections or oral antispasticity medications within the past 6 months
• fixed deformities at lower limbs
• inability to understand the task

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

receive proprioceptive-visual training

Treatment:

Device: 1. Tekscan Walkway system

study group

Experimental group

Description:

TENS with proprioceptive - visual training

Treatment:

Device: TENS

Device: 1. Tekscan Walkway system