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Reliability and Validity of Strength Measurements of the Lower Limbs in Children With Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy.

NCT ID: NCT03818152

Last Updated: 2023-12-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-30

Study Completion Date

2019-02-15

Brief Summary

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Specific musculo-tendinous adaptations in children with cerebral palsy (CP) have an influence on muscle strength and consequently on functional behavior and participation. Evidence of strength training programs has been shown on level of body function but transfer to levels of activity and participation is still limited. Lack of transfer is related to lack of specificity of the training and poor overall quality of the interventions (intensity, duration, frequency and/or type).

The use of functional strength exercises to assess and train strength of the lower limbs in children with CP is well implemented in the most functional children with CP (GMFCS-level I). To assess isometric strength the hand held dynamometer (HHD) can be used in clinical settings but reliability of this tool is questionable.

The aim of this study is to adapt existing functional strength tests for less functional children with CP (focussing on GMFCS level II and III) and to investigate the correlation with isometric strength measurements and other functional parameters.

Detailed Description

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Specific musculo-tendinous adaptations in children with cerebral palsy (CP) have an influence on muscle strength and consequently on functional behavior and participation. Evidence of strength training programs has been shown on level of body function but transfer to levels of activity and participation is still limited. Lack of transfer is related to lack of specificity of the training and poor overall quality of the interventions (intensity, duration, frequency and/or type).

The use of functional strength exercises to assess and train strength of the lower limbs in children with CP is well implemented in the most functional children with CP (GMFCS-level I).

The aim of this study is to adapt existing functional strength tests for less functional children with CP (focussing on GMFCS-level II and III) and to investigate the correlation with isometric strength measurements and other functional parameters.

Conditions

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Children Cerebral Palsy Muscle Weakness

Keywords

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Cerebral palsy Children Functional strength measurement Lower limbs Reproducability

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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study group

Reliability study isokinetic strength assessment of the lower limbs.

Group Type OTHER

Functional strength assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Functional strength exercises to assess strength in lower limbs.

Interventions

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Functional strength assessment

Functional strength exercises to assess strength in lower limbs.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Bilateral spastic CP
* GMFCS II-III
* 6-18 Y
* No botox until 4 months before testing
* No orthopedic surgery until 1 Y before testing
* Good cooperation
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Ghent University

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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B670201834766/Amendement

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id