Spastic Cerebral Palsy and Slackline

NCT ID: NCT03486483

Last Updated: 2018-04-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-01

Study Completion Date

2016-05-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of the present study was to assess whether supervised slackline training improves postural control in children and teenagers with spastic cerebral palsy (grade I and II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Supervised Slackline Training

Supervised Slackline training in children and teenagers with spastic cerebral palsy (grade I and II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System). Intervention included 18 slackline rehabilitation sessions for 6 weeks: 3 sessions per week on non-consecutive days, 30 min each one.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention included 18 slackline rehabilitation sessions for 6 weeks: 3 sessions per week on non-consecutive days, 30 min each one.

Physical Activity

The control group followed its usual weekly physical activity routine.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Exercise

Intervention included 18 slackline rehabilitation sessions for 6 weeks: 3 sessions per week on non-consecutive days, 30 min each one.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis with any expression of spastic cerebral palsy and rated I-II on the Gross Motor Functional classification.
* Between 9 and 16 years of age.
* Ability to cooperate with simple instructions.
* Able to stand for at least 2 min without assistance.
* Able to walk at least 10 m without assistance.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals were excluded if they underwent neuro or orto surgery during or up to one year prior to the study, botulinum toxin injection or intrathecal pump during or up to six months prior to the study and/or rotational osteotomies, if they expressed gait deviations limited by musculoskeletal contracture, presented specific medical or orthopedic conditions that precluded exercising
* or if they did not meet the eligibility criteria.
Eligible Sex

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Luis Santos

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Luis Santos

Sponsor-Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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No. 53/2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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