Pelvic Neuromuscular Facilitation and Swiss Ball Exercises on Trunk Control in Children With Diaplegic CP

NCT ID: NCT05460923

Last Updated: 2022-07-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-25
• Study Completion Date: 2022-11-28

Brief Summary

Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that covers a group of non-progressive motor impairment syndromes that are associated with abnormalities in the brain particularly during the early stages of its development. CP usually involves a number of musculoskeletal and neurological problems they include spasticity, contractures, dystonia, abnormal growth, poor trunk control, and poor balance. Poor trunk control leads to a disturbance in activities of daily living along with postural issues. PNF techniques and Swiss ball exercises target the trunk muscles by stimulating the proprioceptors and by allowing maximum resistance to them respectively. The aim of the study is to do a comparison of Pelvic neuromuscular facilitation techniques and Swiss ball exercises in improving trunk control in children with diplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

The studies conducted in the past were focused on finding out the effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques on the lower extremities of children suffering from diplegic cerebral palsy. The effects of PNF on trunk control the children suffering from diplegic CP are nearly minimal. In addition to PNF, the literature shows that studies have been conducted to find the effects of Swiss ball training exercise on trunk control of the post-stroke patients however there is very little research on the effects of Swiss ball training in children suffering from diplegic CP. Even if the studies are conducted the time duration of the studies are not enough to gain the maximum outcomes.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Swiss Ball Exercises

Swiss ball exercises along with baseline treatment trunk twists,

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Swiss Ball Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

trunk twists, supine to sit, knee to chest, crawling, and bridges. Every session will be 45 minutes. Patients will be given 5 sessions per week and the study will last for 12 months

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

pelvic neuromuscular facilitation techniques including various PNF movement patterns along with the baseline treatment

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

including trunk twists, supine to sit, knee to chest, crawling, and bridges. Every session will be 45 minutes. Patients will be given 5 sessions per week and the study will last for 12 months

Interventions

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

including trunk twists, supine to sit, knee to chest, crawling, and bridges. Every session will be 45 minutes. Patients will be given 5 sessions per week and the study will last for 12 months

Intervention Type: OTHER

Swiss Ball Exercises

trunk twists, supine to sit, knee to chest, crawling, and bridges. Every session will be 45 minutes. Patients will be given 5 sessions per week and the study will last for 12 months

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with no trunk control
• Age between 5-12 years
• Patients with diplegia

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with Cognitive impairment
• Patients with comorbidities
• Patients who are unable to follow instructions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Wajiha Shahid, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

International Therapy Services Center

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Rising Sun Institute

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

wajiha shahid, phd

Role: CONTACT

wajiha.shahid@riphah.edu.pk

03214885079

Facility Contacts

wajiha shahid, phd

Role: primary

wajiha.shahid@riphah.edu.pk

03036088768

wajiha shahid, phd

Role: primary

wajiha.shahid@riphah.edu.pk

03036088768

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR & AHS/22/0716

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id