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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
6 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-01-24
2021-02-13
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention group
All participants in this group will take the one-hour ballet dance class twice per week for six weeks
Targeted ballet dance
The one-hour ballet dance class will be provided twice per week for six weeks. The syllabi are adapted from the Joffrey Ballet Academy and Royal Academy of Dancing that are targeting grades primary to level 1 and typically developing kids at the age of 6 to 10 years old. PI will be the class instructor, and the class structure will follow the guidelines in 'Dance program for physical rehabilitation and participation in children with cerebral palsy' by Lopez-Ortiz et al.
Interventions
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Targeted ballet dance
The one-hour ballet dance class will be provided twice per week for six weeks. The syllabi are adapted from the Joffrey Ballet Academy and Royal Academy of Dancing that are targeting grades primary to level 1 and typically developing kids at the age of 6 to 10 years old. PI will be the class instructor, and the class structure will follow the guidelines in 'Dance program for physical rehabilitation and participation in children with cerebral palsy' by Lopez-Ortiz et al.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* is between 3 to 64 years old
* have no uncorrected vision
* have no other neuromuscular or musculoskeletal condition
* have not had surgical procedures within six months of enrollment in the study
* participate in stable school and/or private physical therapy with a frequency no greater than one session per week
* have no changes in medication for the last six months
* have the ability to pay attention and follow three-step directions
* be medically stable, (8) have no other concurrent illness
* have not received any Botox treatment within three months previous to the initiation of the study, and have Gross Motor System Classification Scale (GMFCS) I-IV (NOT V).
Exclusion Criteria
3 Years
64 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Citlali Lopez-Ortiz
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Citlali Lopez-Ortiz
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Citlali López-Ortiz, M.A., Ph.D
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Locations
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Lopez-Ortiz C, Gladden K, Deon L, Schmidt J, Girolami G, Gaebler-Spira D. Dance program for physical rehabilitation and participation in children with cerebral palsy. Arts Health. 2012 Feb 1;4(1):39-54. doi: 10.1080/17533015.2011.564193. Epub 2011 Jun 13.
Fowler EG, Staudt LA, Greenberg MB, Oppenheim WL. Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE): development, validation, and interrater reliability of a clinical tool for patients with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2009 Aug;51(8):607-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03186.x. Epub 2009 Feb 12.
Rodrigues, Marcos & Levin, Mindy & Feldman, Anatol & Mullick, Aditi. (2014). A New Standard in Objective Measurement of Spasticity. Journal of Medical Devices. 7. 10.1115/1.4024488.
Lopez-Ortiz C, Gaebler-Spira DJ, Mckeeman SN, Mcnish RN, Green D. Dance and rehabilitation in cerebral palsy: a systematic search and review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019 Apr;61(4):393-398. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14064. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
Chen CL, Shen IH, Chen CY, Wu CY, Liu WY, Chung CY. Validity, responsiveness, minimal detectable change, and minimal clinically important change of Pediatric Balance Scale in children with cerebral palsy. Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Mar;34(3):916-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.006. Epub 2013 Jan 3.
Lopez-Ortiz C, Egan T, Gaebler-Spira DJ. Pilot study of a targeted dance class for physical rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy. SAGE Open Med. 2016 Sep 23;4:2050312116670926. doi: 10.1177/2050312116670926. eCollection 2016.
Gracies JM, Burke K, Clegg NJ, Browne R, Rushing C, Fehlings D, Matthews D, Tilton A, Delgado MR. Reliability of the Tardieu Scale for assessing spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Mar;91(3):421-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.11.017.
Klingels K, De Cock P, Desloovere K, Huenaerts C, Molenaers G, Van Nuland I, Huysmans A, Feys H. Comparison of the Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function and the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test in hemiplegic CP. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2008 Dec;50(12):904-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03123.x. Epub 2008 Sep 20.
Graham HK, Rosenbaum P, Paneth N, Dan B, Lin JP, Damiano DL, Becher JG, Gaebler-Spira D, Colver A, Reddihough DS, Crompton KE, Lieber RL. Cerebral palsy. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2016 Jan 7;2:15082. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2015.82.
Lopez-Ortiz C, He M, Gaebler-Spira D, Levin MF. Learning ballet technique modulates the stretch reflex in students with cerebral palsy: case series. BMC Neurosci. 2024 Nov 6;25(1):66. doi: 10.1186/s12868-024-00873-0.
Other Identifiers
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16CN1335
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
16718
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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