Effect of PNF on Selective Motor Control and Balance in CP

NCT ID: NCT05649501

Last Updated: 2023-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-01

Study Completion Date

2023-01-15

Brief Summary

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Cerebral palsy is attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing infant brain or fetal characterized by abnormalities of muscle tone, movement and motor skills. PNF technique is thought to have an impact on voluntary motor control and balance through stimulation of proprioceptors, so the aim of this study is to determine the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique on selective motor control and balance on children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

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A case study was conducted in 2021 to determine the effects of PNF training for improving lower limb coordination in 7 years old cerebral palsy child. After the intervention, significant improvement is seen in gait parameters, balance, and gross motor functional classification score.

A case report was conducted in 2020, to determine the effectiveness of PNF technique in improving lower extremity function in spastic diplegic cerebral palsied adolescent. Patient was treated with tone inhibitory and movement facilitatory techniques. There was significant change in balance and lower extremity function before and after the treatment.

There are multiple impairments in spastic cerebral palsy children; the inability to perform purposeful voluntary movements is a critical factor in determining functional ability of children. Since selective voluntary motor control is an important factor that must be achieved in cerebral palsy children, PNF may be considered as a technique to gain selective voluntary control and balance proving an important intervention for cerebral palsy children.

Conditions

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CP (Cerebral Palsy)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
Randomized

Study Groups

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proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques

Experimental group will receive proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching which include hold-relax and contract-relax for 6 sec hold, 10 repetitions and 2 min rest in between, for 5 day/week for 4 weeks along with conventional physical therapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques.

Intervention Type OTHER

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching which include hold-relax and contract-relax for 6 sec hold, 10 repetitions and 2 min rest in between, for 5 day/week for 4 weeks along with conventional treatment for 40 minutes.

traditional physical therapy

this group will receive conventional therapy (ROMs, stretching, strengthening).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques.

Intervention Type OTHER

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching which include hold-relax and contract-relax for 6 sec hold, 10 repetitions and 2 min rest in between, for 5 day/week for 4 weeks along with conventional treatment for 40 minutes.

Traditional physical therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional therapy (ROMs, stretching, strengthening) of lower limbs for 40 minutes.

Interventions

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Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques.

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching which include hold-relax and contract-relax for 6 sec hold, 10 repetitions and 2 min rest in between, for 5 day/week for 4 weeks along with conventional treatment for 40 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Traditional physical therapy

Conventional therapy (ROMs, stretching, strengthening) of lower limbs for 40 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children diagnosed as spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
* Age between 5-12 years and both genders.
* Gross motor function level II and III according to gross motor functional classification scale (GMFCS).
* Spasticity range between 1 and 1+ grade according to modified ashworth scale
* Children who are able to follow simple verbal instructions

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with uncontrolled epilepsy
* Children who show no cooperation
* Children receiving botulinum toxin injections or surgery no earlier than 6 months before project starts.
* Subjects with presence of shortening or deformities of lower limb
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 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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Shabana Ashraf, Masters

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Pakistan Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD)

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Mutch L, Alberman E, Hagberg B, Kodama K, Perat MV. Cerebral palsy epidemiology: where are we now and where are we going? Dev Med Child Neurol. 1992 Jun;34(6):547-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1992.tb11479.x. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1612216 (View on PubMed)

Bax M, Goldstein M, Rosenbaum P, Leviton A, Paneth N, Dan B, Jacobsson B, Damiano D; Executive Committee for the Definition of Cerebral Palsy. Proposed definition and classification of cerebral palsy, April 2005. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Aug;47(8):571-6. doi: 10.1017/s001216220500112x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16108461 (View on PubMed)

Rosenbaum P, Paneth N, Leviton A, Goldstein M, Bax M, Damiano D, Dan B, Jacobsson B. A report: the definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006. Dev Med Child Neurol Suppl. 2007 Feb;109:8-14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17370477 (View on PubMed)

Tang-Wai R, Webster RI, Shevell MI. A clinical and etiologic profile of spastic diplegia. Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Mar;34(3):212-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.027.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16504791 (View on PubMed)

15. Akalan E, Ertürk G, Önerge K, Evrendirek H, Karaca G. Investigation of the Relationship Between Selective Voluntary Motor Control and Static Balance in Cerebral Palsy. 2019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Franjoine MR, Darr N, Held SL, Kott K, Young BL. The performance of children developing typically on the pediatric balance scale. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2010 Winter;22(4):350-9. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181f9d5eb.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21068635 (View on PubMed)

Balzer J, Marsico P, Mitteregger E, van der Linden ML, Mercer TH, van Hedel HJ. Construct validity and reliability of the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Feb;58(2):167-72. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12805. Epub 2015 May 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25991061 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/22/0725 Misbah Tahir

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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