Targeted Training for Trunk Control_case Series Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT02097836

Last Updated: 2017-09-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 11 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2007-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2010-01-31

Brief Summary

If a child with cerebral palsy does not develop independent sitting balance by 4 years of age, their prognosis for walking is very poor. Surprisingly little is known about how to facilitate head control or upright sitting balance and functional mobility in the child who is not developing these skills. This is one of the first studies that will examine intermediate stages in the development of the postural control system in children with neurologic deficits. Clinical researchers at The Movement Centre in Oswestry, England have developed a method called Targeted Training in which trunk control is trained in children segment by segment using a specific training device. This study aims to examine kinematic and electromyographic changes in a case series of children who undergo a 6-month Targeted Training intervention.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; Traumatic Brain Injury

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Single subject case series

Targeted training, 5-6 days a week for 6 months, minimum of 20 minutes per day

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Targeted Training

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Custom training devices were imported from The Movement Centre for research purposes. The typical course of treatment involves loaning the customized equipment to each family for use in their home or in their child's educational setting. Training occurs once daily usually for 30-45 minutes. This is done 5 or 6 days per week. Training programs typically involve playing with balls or balloons or video games that motivate the child to hold the head erect and to wave the arms and hands and move the upper body.

Interventions

Targeted Training

Custom training devices were imported from The Movement Centre for research purposes. The typical course of treatment involves loaning the customized equipment to each family for use in their home or in their child's educational setting. Training occurs once daily usually for 30-45 minutes. This is done 5 or 6 days per week. Training programs typically involve playing with balls or balloons or video games that motivate the child to hold the head erect and to wave the arms and hands and move the upper body.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• neurologic diagnosis that results in a deficit in trunk control (i.e. cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury)
• age 4-17 years
• Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level III, IV or V for children with cerebral palsy

Exclusion Criteria

• spinal fixation
• fixed scoliosis
• uncontrolled seizures

• Minimum Eligible Age: 4 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Oregon

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Sandra L Saavedra, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oregon

Other Identifiers

CP_TT_2008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id