Targeted Ballet Class for Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT04237506

Last Updated: 2021-03-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-24

Study Completion Date

2021-02-13

Brief Summary

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This study aims to investigate the effect of the targeted ballet dance on participants with cerebral palsy

Detailed Description

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Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder in childhood, with a prevalence of 3.1 to 3.6 cases per 1000 living births in the United States. The motor signs of CP include abnormal muscle tone and motor control, preventing individuals with CP from participating in normal daily activity. The most common type of CP is spastic CP, in which spasticity is present and range of motion in the joints is reduced. Physical therapy is one fundamental method of rehabilitation that attempts to recover motor function via exercises, while the effects of physical therapy are still elusive due to the lack of comprehensive evidence. This study uses a targeted ballet class to promote balance, increased range of motion, and reduced spasticity. The combination of qualitative clinical measures and quantitative assessment spasticity aims to demonstrate the benefits brought by the dance class.

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Children and adults with cerebral palsy
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Targeted ballet dance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy
* 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

* Not meeting ALL of the criteria
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Citlali Lopez-Ortiz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Citlali Lopez-Ortiz

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_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

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25431617 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19220390 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30350851 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23291508 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27721977 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20298834 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18811701 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27188686 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39506647 (View on PubMed)

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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