Strength Training Combined With Blood Flow Restriction and Cerebral Palsy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: strength training combined with blood flow restriction and designed physical therapy program, a specially designed physical therapy program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cerebral Palsy. Basic parameters: 4 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
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- Next step
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Official title
Effect of Strength Training Combined With Blood Flow Restriction on Deltoid Muscle Thickness and Upper Limb Functions in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Overview
load resistance exercises are performed while partially restricting venous blood flow to the exercising limb using a pneumatic cuff. In children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, this intervention has been proposed to enhance muscle strength and hypertrophy while minimizing mechanical stress on joints and soft tissues. Previous studies suggest that BFR training may improve muscle thickness, muscle strength, functional mobility, gait performance, and overall physical function compared with conventional low-intensity strength training alone. However, careful monitoring of cuff pressure, exercise intensity, and safety considerations is essential when applying this technique in pediatric populations.
Interventions
- Other strength training combined with blood flow restriction and designed physical therapy program
A specially designed physical therapy program in addition to progressive resistive exercises for 60 min (30 min designed P.T program and other 30 min for progressive resistive exercise with blood flow restriction ), 3 sessions/ week for 6 successive weeks. strengthening exercise for shoulder flexors, abductors and external rotators, elbow flexors and extensors will be applied with low load while blood flow restriction is applied proximal to the limb - Other a specially designed physical therapy program
conventional physical therapy program including reinforcement of the normal motor development, reflex inhibiting patterns, postural reaction, stretching, strengthening exercises, and gait training was applied to children in the control group
Primary outcome measures
- ultrasonography for measuring muscle thickness [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- quality of upper-extremity skills test for measuring upper limb function [Time frame: 6 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- A diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic CP
- Degree of spasticity ranges from 1+ and 2, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS)
- The age of the selected children will range from 4 to 6 years old.
- Children are levels II and III according to GMFCS
Exclusion criteria
1- Children with visual or auditory problems. 2. Children with severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 65 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale).
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
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07748052 · No.P.T.REC/012/005093