Effect of Biofeedback and Functional Electrical Stimulation in Children
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: biofeedback, Physical therapy program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hemiplegia. Basic parameters: 5 years — 10 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
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
Combined Effect of Biofeedback and Functional Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Functions in Children With Hemiplegia
Overview
40 children with hemiplegia cerebral palsy from both sex will be recruited from outpatient clinic of abo resh hospital ,their age ranged from 5-10 years
Detailed description
40 children with hemiplegia cerebral palsy from both sex will be recruited ,their age ranged from 5-10 years, treatment includes functional electrical nerve stimulation and biofeedback to assess their combined effect on upper limb function
Interventions
- Device biofeedback
biofeedback therapy and FES at anti spastic muscles(shoulders flexors, elbow and wrist extensors) while doing specific exercises (including basic reaching, grasping, carrying, release - Procedure Physical therapy program
Flexibility exercises for shorted muscles and spastic muscles, Strengthening training focusing on the trunk lower limb and upper limb muscles for weak muscles, Postural control exercise in different positions and different surfaces, General endurance training, Exercises to facilitate hand function, Exercises included, grasping a cube, transferring cube, removing and placing pegs, releasing cube and placing cubes. Strengthening exercises of the intrinsic muscles of the hand
Primary outcome measures
- hand function in children with CP [Time frame: pre intervention and re assessed after 3 months of treatment]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Range of motion [Time frame: pre intervention and re assessed after 3 months of treatment]
- muscle grip strength [Time frame: pre intervention and re assessed after 3 months of treatment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Their age will range from 5 to 10 years.
- Spasticity grade range from 1+ to 2, according to Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) (Bohannon and Smith, 2011).
- Their UL ability function will be at level II according to Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) (Penta et al., 2001).
- They will be able to follow instructions.
Exclusion criteria
- Loss of sensation
- The presence of visual or auditory impairments.
- Musculoskeletal problems or fixed deformities in the upper extremities.
- Seizures.
- Surgical interference in upper limbs.
- Botulinum toxin injections in the last 6 months.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Cairo University — Giza
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06729190 · 012/005003