Loading Gait in Spatic Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT02010736

Last Updated: 2013-12-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to observe the behavior of kinematic variables in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy (SHCP), immediately after treadmill gait training with ankle loading.

The children underwent a single treadmill training session with ankle loading. The kinematic parameters were assessed in three phases: before training (PRE); immediately after training (POST); and 5 minutes after the end of training (FOLLOW UP).

The investigators hypothesized that the treadmill gait training with additional lower limb loading would be a disturbance capable of modifying the locomotor strategy of children with SHCP, by the increase in kinematic parameters in the swing phase of gait.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

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Cerebral palsy Gait Weight Bearing Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

Single treadmill gait training with additional loading

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Single treadmill gait training with additional loading

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Single treadmill gait training with additional loading

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy;
* Being able to walk without an assistive device (levels I or II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System - GMFCS);
* Not having undergone muscle lengthening surgery within the previous year;
* Not having applied botulin toxin to the lower limbs or serial casting in the previous 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to understand simple commands to perform the training and evaluation;
* Inability to walk on the treadmill with or without load on the lower limbs;
* Presence of any physical pain or discomfort during the course of training.
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ana Raquel Rodrigues Lindquist

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Camila R Simão, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Locations

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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CEP-UFRN 76519/2012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id