Halliwick and Aquatic Exercises in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT05322759

Last Updated: 2022-04-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-15

Study Completion Date

2021-12-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of this research is to find and compare the effects of halliwick exercises and aquatic exercises on gross motor function, trunk stability and hand function in spastic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

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Randomized controlled trials done at Dream Child institute and Children hospital complex Multan. The sample size was 32. The subjects were divided in two groups, 16 subjects in halliwick exercise group and 20 in aquatic exercise group. Study duration was of 6 months. Sampling technique applied was convenient non probability sampling technique. Only 13-16 years diagnosed spastic cerebral pals individuals were included. Tools used in the study are Gross motor function measure (GMFM-66), Trunk impairment scale (TIS) and Nine-hole peg test (NHPT). Data was being analyzed through SPSS 22.

Conditions

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Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Aquatic exercises

this group receives sessions for consecutive 8 weeks and 3 days per week. warm up for 10 min, that will include walking in shallow water and stretchings of upper and lower extremities. After that APE for 30 min followed cool down period for 5 min. exercise frequency is 3 sets of each exercise with 15 repetitions.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

aquatic exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

aquatic polymetric exercises for 30 min including hip abduction/adduction, knee flexion/extension, hip flexion/extension, holding pool from sides, bending forward and picking up objects, shoulder flexion/extension kangroo jumpes, jumping to sides.

halliwick exercise programme

Intervention Type OTHER

Halliwick exercise programme for 30 min include sagittal rotations, transversal rotations, longitudnal rotations and combined rotations.

Halliwick exercise programme

this group receives sessions for consecutive 8 weeks and 3 days per week. warm up for 10 min that specifically includes mental adjustments along with walking in shallow side of pool and static stretchings. After that Halliwick exercise programme for 30 min that followed by cool down period for 5 min. exercise frequency is 3 sets of each exercise with 15 repetitions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

aquatic exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

aquatic polymetric exercises for 30 min including hip abduction/adduction, knee flexion/extension, hip flexion/extension, holding pool from sides, bending forward and picking up objects, shoulder flexion/extension kangroo jumpes, jumping to sides.

halliwick exercise programme

Intervention Type OTHER

Halliwick exercise programme for 30 min include sagittal rotations, transversal rotations, longitudnal rotations and combined rotations.

Interventions

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aquatic exercises

aquatic polymetric exercises for 30 min including hip abduction/adduction, knee flexion/extension, hip flexion/extension, holding pool from sides, bending forward and picking up objects, shoulder flexion/extension kangroo jumpes, jumping to sides.

Intervention Type OTHER

halliwick exercise programme

Halliwick exercise programme for 30 min include sagittal rotations, transversal rotations, longitudnal rotations and combined rotations.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Both genders Male \& female
* Age 13-16 years
* Able to use assistive devices
* Diagnosed CP children
* Able to follow verbal commands

Exclusion Criteria

* Unstable seizures

* had a surgery for the last 12 months or receive medication for spasticity
* Associated cognitive issue
* Incontinence
* Persistent infection
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 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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Binash Afzal, Phd*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Binash Afzal

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Gurpinar B, Kara B, Idiman E. Effects of aquatic exercises on postural control and hand function in Multiple Sclerosis: Halliwick versus Aquatic Plyometric Exercises: a randomised trial. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2020 Jun 1;20(2):249-255.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32481240 (View on PubMed)

Akinola BI, Gbiri CA, Odebiyi DO. Effect of a 10-Week Aquatic Exercise Training Program on Gross Motor Function in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019 Jun 25;6:2333794X19857378. doi: 10.1177/2333794X19857378. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31263742 (View on PubMed)

Adar S, Dundar U, Demirdal US, Ulasli AM, Toktas H, Solak O. The effect of aquatic exercise on spasticity, quality of life, and motor function in cerebral palsy. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Aug 14;63(3):239-248. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2017.280. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31453460 (View on PubMed)

Ballington SJ, Naidoo R. The carry-over effect of an aquatic-based intervention in children with cerebral palsy. Afr J Disabil. 2018 Oct 29;7(0):361. doi: 10.4102/ajod.v7i0.361. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30473998 (View on PubMed)

Terrens AF, Soh SE, Morgan P. The safety and feasibility of a Halliwick style of aquatic physiotherapy for falls and balance dysfunction in people with Parkinson's Disease: A single blind pilot trial. PLoS One. 2020 Jul 30;15(7):e0236391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236391. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32730325 (View on PubMed)

Veldema J, Jansen P. Aquatic therapy in stroke rehabilitation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Neurol Scand. 2021 Mar;143(3):221-241. doi: 10.1111/ane.13371. Epub 2020 Nov 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33141446 (View on PubMed)

Carayannopoulos AG, Han A, Burdenko IN. The benefits of combining water and land-based therapy. J Exerc Rehabil. 2020 Feb 26;16(1):20-26. doi: 10.12965/jer.1938742.371. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32161731 (View on PubMed)

Perez-de la Cruz S. Effect of an Aquatic Balance-Training Program in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Single-Group Experimental Pilot Study. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Nov 28;56(12):656. doi: 10.3390/medicina56120656.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33260785 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RiphahIU Nimra Arif

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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