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Efficacy of Adding Lower Extremity Weights on Balance in Children With Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT05227066

Last Updated: 2025-12-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-05

Study Completion Date

2025-12-20

Brief Summary

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Ataxic CP is one type of cerebral palsy. children with ataxic cerebral palsy have trouble with balance and coordination. They may walk with their legs farther apart than other kids and have a hard time with activities that use small hand movements, like writing. Some also have trouble with depth perception This means being able to accurately judge how close or far away something is

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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traditional physical therapy group

received traditional physical therapy protocol

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

traditional physical therapy group

Intervention Type OTHER

traditional physical therapy group

lower extremity weights group

received the same traditional physical therapy in addition to lower extremity weights

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

adding lower extremity weights

Intervention Type OTHER

All children in the two groups received physical therapy protocol for 30 minutes in addition to half kg of sandbags weights attached for each leg

traditional physical therapy group

Intervention Type OTHER

traditional physical therapy group

Interventions

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adding lower extremity weights

All children in the two groups received physical therapy protocol for 30 minutes in addition to half kg of sandbags weights attached for each leg

Intervention Type OTHER

traditional physical therapy group

traditional physical therapy group

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ataxic cerebral palsy aged 7-13 years

Exclusion Criteria

* any musculoskeletal conditions that affect balance previous surgeries that affecting balance
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Delta University for Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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walaa eldesoukey heneidy

lecturer of physical therapy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hala I. Kassem, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Professor of physical therapy

Locations

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Delta University for Science and Technology

Gamasa, Dakahelia, Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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Ataxic CP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id