Effect Of Brain Gym Exercises On Balance And Quality Of Life In Children With Spastic Diplegia
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Brain gym exercises, Conventional physical therapy program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cerebral Palsy (CP), Spastic Diplegia. Basic parameters: 6 years — 8 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
Statement of the problem Do brain gym exercises affect balance and quality of life in children with spastic diplegia? Null hypotheses: 1. There will be no significant effect of brain gym exercises on balance in children with spastic diplegia. 2. There will be no significant effect of brain gym exercises on quality of life in children with spastic diplegia.
Detailed description
The Study targets the children with spastic diplegia from both sexes , sample size estimation is 44 children. Children participating in this study will be selected randomly from the pediatric outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University.
Interventions
- Other Brain gym exercises
Brain gym exercises include: Energy exercise: Drinking water Brain buttons Midline movements: Cross crawl Lazy eight Belly breathing exercise Deepening attitude: Hook- ups Lengthening activities: Arm activation The owl Calf pump - Other Conventional physical therapy program
Conventional physical therapy program includes: Balance from standing Sit to stand Standing balance One leg standing Ball kicking Reaching out Pick up objects outside the stability limit Gait training Walking sideways Walking backwards Obstacle course walking and stair climbing Brain gym exercises include: Energy exercise: Drinking water Brain buttons Midlinemovements: Cross crawl Lazy eight Belly breathing exercise Deepening attitude: Hook- ups Lengthening activities: Arm activation The owl Cal
Primary outcome measures
- Balance [Time frame: 3 months]
- Quality of life [Time frame: 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
1 - Children with spastic diplegia who have balance problems in standing and gait.
2-Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS) .
3- The age of children will range from 6 to 8 years old. 4-The height of children will be at least one meter. 5- Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS (Gross Motor Classification System ).
Exclusion criteria
- Children with visual or auditory problems.
- Children with intellectual disability.
- Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery 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
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of physical therapy cairo university — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07438223 · P.T.REC\012\006105