The Influence of Applying Additional Weight on Crouch Gait in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

University of Thessaly

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motor Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Functional Neurological Disorder; Gait, Spastic

Treatments: Other: Applying additional weight

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06493344

add-weight-CP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of applying additional weight in the improvement of the crouch gait pattern in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The children who participated in the study, aged 12 - 15 years old, were diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy, level III according to the classification of the GMFCS.

Exclusion criteria

From the study, they were excluded:

1. children who have received botulinum toxin injection up to 3 months before,
2. children who have had selective rhizotomy surgery up to 1 year before,
3. children who have a baclofen pump,
4. children with uncontrolled epilepsy,
5. children with cognitive deficits who cannot follow verbal instructions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2 participants in 1 patient group

Spastic Cerebral Palsy Group

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional physiotherapy and training with applying additional weight

Treatment:

Other: Applying additional weight