Effect of Diving and Aquatic Exercises on Muscle Spasticity and Motor Function in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Intensive swimming program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Diving, Aquatic, Muscle Spasticity, Motor Function. Basic parameters: 2 years — 5 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
- 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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Overview
This study aims to evaluate the effect of diving and aquatic exercises on muscle spasticity and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Detailed description
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common neurological disorders that affect movement and muscle coordination in childhood. Hydrotherapy is one of the most popular supplementary treatments for children with neuro-motor impairments, particularly children with CP.
Hydrotherapy may be more suitable for children with CP because of the properties of water, and it may be more motivating for children than land-based exercise. Buoyancy makes it easier for children with moderate to severe mobility limitations to move in the water than to move and exercise on land.
Interventions
- Other Intensive swimming program
The participants will be enrolled in an intensive swimming program for 8 weeks (45 minutes) in the swimming pool. The swimming program will be to improve safety and functional independence in the water. The hydrotherapy will be performed at a swimming pool temperature suitable for the weather temperature.
Primary outcome measures
- Gross motor function measurement-66 [Time frame: 8 weeks after intensive swimming program]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age from 2 to 5 years.
- Both sexes.
- Children diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy, categorized according to the Gross motor function classification system (GMFCS) levels IV, V.
Exclusion criteria
- Botulinum toxin treatment or surgery in the preceding three months.
- Botox injections before or during the application of the program.
- Dorsal rhizotomy.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Diagnostic
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Benha University (faculty of physical education) — Banhā
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06902168 · RC 4-2-2025