Effects of TOT on Walking in Children With CP

NCT ID: NCT04561349

Last Updated: 2020-09-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-01

Study Completion Date

2019-01-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of task oriented training (TOT) on walking and balance in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP).

Detailed Description

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The aim of study is to evaluate the effectiveness of task-oriented training on the walking in Cerebral Palsy children and compare its results with that of the conservative rehabilitation treatment. By training children to walk using task oriented training not only improves their walk and balance but also encourage them to actively participate in their own treatment process. Task oriented training approach can prove to be an effective technique for those CP children who can perform ambulation and have defined targets for gross motor activities

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Task-oriented training (TOT)

Task-oriented training consisted of different functional tasks for lower limbs to improve balance and walk

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Task oriented training

Intervention Type OTHER

Task oriented training consisted of different functional tasks for lower limbs to improve balance and walk. Each task was given 5 minutes Tasks were progressed according to each child's performance. These progressions included increase of repetitions, speed and switching between the tasks. One hour practice of these tasks was advised for home plan

Conventional rehabilitation treatment

Conventional rehabilitation treatment includes mat activities and range of motion (ROM) of all limbs, Lower limb strengthening and stretching, walking, cycling

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional rehabilitation treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional rehabilitation treatment includes mat activities and ROM of all limbs, Lower limb strengthening and stretching, walking, cycling.

Each exercise was performed for 5 minutes. One hour practice of above exercises and thermotherapy for the spastic muscles advised for 10 minutes once a day at home was advised.

Interventions

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Task oriented training

Task oriented training consisted of different functional tasks for lower limbs to improve balance and walk. Each task was given 5 minutes Tasks were progressed according to each child's performance. These progressions included increase of repetitions, speed and switching between the tasks. One hour practice of these tasks was advised for home plan

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional rehabilitation treatment

Conventional rehabilitation treatment includes mat activities and ROM of all limbs, Lower limb strengthening and stretching, walking, cycling.

Each exercise was performed for 5 minutes. One hour practice of above exercises and thermotherapy for the spastic muscles advised for 10 minutes once a day at home was advised.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Spastic CP children of age between 4 to 14 years
* With spasticity 2 or less on Modified Ashworth scale
* Who can walk (GMFCS level 1-3) and can
* Can perform different activities on command

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with cognitive impairment
* Lower limb surgery in last 6 months
* Tetraplegic CP and who are unable to walk and follow command
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nazish Rafique, MSPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM)

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

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Other Identifiers

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REC/00242 Madiha Tariq

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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