Whole-Body Vibration Therapy in the Gait of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Universidad de Almeria

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gait Disorders in Children; Cerebral Palsy; Hemiplegia; Neurologic Disorder

Treatments: Other: Usual physiotherapy without Whole-Body Vibration; Other: Pre-Usual physiotherapy; Other: Post-Usual physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06314776

NEURO24

Details and patient eligibility

About

Observation of the effect of vibration therapy on the gait of children with cerebral palsy and the analysis of their functional evolution

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of neurological developmental disorder: Cerebral Palsy. (According to DSM-V)
• Age between 2 to 11 years.
• GMFCS I and II.
• Assessed and/or intervened in or from centers, institutions, etc. who collaborate with the University of Almería or participate in them. Specifically from the "Interactúa" Child Development and Early Care Center.
• The subject, father/mother/legal guardian of each subject, prior to inclusion in the study, must have signed the informed consent for the participation of himself or his/her child in it, leaving a record that it could be abandoned if at any time they deem it appropriate and without having to justify it.

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Epilepsy.
• Serious blood circulation problems.
• Recent operations.
• Prosthetics.
• Start of another type of therapy different from the current one.
• Not having indication for Physiotherapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 3 patient groups

Pre-Usual physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pre-intervention (GMFM, Test 10M, Test Time Up and Go)

Treatment:

Other: Pre-Usual physiotherapy

Usual physiotherapy without Whole-Body Vibration

Active Comparator group

Description:

Two days a week of physical therapy (mobilizations, manual therapy, stretching, respiratory techniques)

Treatment:

Other: Usual physiotherapy without Whole-Body Vibration

Post-Usual physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Post-intervention (GMFM, Test 10M, Test Time Up and Go)

Treatment:

Other: Post-Usual physiotherapy