Fall Frequency in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: No intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cerebral Palsy. Basic parameters: 5 years — 12 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Evaluation of Fall Frequency in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Controlled Study
Overview
The aim of this cross-sectional clinical study is to evaluate the frequency of falls in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy and compare it with healthy controls.
Detailed description
Our study is designed as a cross-sectional controlled study. A total of 23 children aged 5-12 years diagnosed with cerebral palsy, who can ambulate indoors or in the community either independently or with assistive devices, and 23 healthy children of the same age range will be included. Data will be collected on the age of the patients and healthy volunteers, information about their caregivers, frequency of falls, location and time of falls, education level, type of mobilization, presence of additional conditions, whether they receive rehabilitation, frequency of rehabilitation, duration of hospitalization if applicable, occurrence of falls during hospitalization, and presence of injuries. The collected data will be compared with the healthy controls.
Interventions
- Other No intervention
No intervention
Primary outcome measures
- Presence of falls [Time frame: 0 day]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 5-12 years.
- Diagnosed with cerebral palsy (study group) or healthy without cerebral palsy (control group).
- Ability to ambulate either independently or with assistance indoors or in the community.
- Consent obtained from the participant or their caregiver (parent or guardian).
Exclusion criteria
- Refusal to participate in the study.
- Presence of cognitive impairments.
- Existence of neuromuscular diseases, other than cerebral palsy, that would impair walking ability or increase fall frequency.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Beylikdüzü State Hospital — Istanbul
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06679166 · BeylikduzuStateH10