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Sensory Integration Therapy and Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT05966428

Last Updated: 2023-07-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-01

Study Completion Date

2018-06-01

Brief Summary

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This intervention study was planned to investigate the effects of Sensory Integration Therapy that added to the conventional therapy program on spasticity, balance, motor function and functional independency levels of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Detailed Description

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Cerebral Palsy is a disease that can cause motor skill and posture disorders due to a non-progressive lesion in the brain that has not yet completed its development. Cerebral palsy is among the most common causes of disability in childhood. There are many conditions that can cause Cerebral Palsy. Risk groups that cause brain damage can be considered as prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors.The lesion that occurs in the central nervous system in patients with Cerebral Palsy causes some problems in the musculoskeletal system, nervous system and sensory systems. In addition to these problems, depending on the level of the lesion, posture, movement disorders and balance problems occur in individuals with Cerebral Palsy. Sensory integration therapy is a neurological process of perceiving, interpreting and organizing our senses for an effective integration of the individual with the environment. When the literature is examined, the number of studies investigating the effect of sensory integration program in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy is insufficient. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of sensory integration therapy on spasticity, balance and motor function in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy and to provide the data obtained at the end of the study to the literature both theoretically and practically.

The hypothesis of the study is:

* Sensory integration program reduces spasticity in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy.
* Sensory integration program increases balance in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy.
* Sensory integration program increases motor function in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy.

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

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Sensory Integration Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study consisted of 2 groups as control and experiment.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

Conventional Exercises

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

This conventional exercises included stretching and strengthening, balance-coordination, mobility and range of motion exercises.

The control group received conventional therapy 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each therapy session a day lasted 45 minutes in control group.

Intervention Group

Conventional Exercises + Sensory Integration Therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

This conventional exercises included stretching and strengthening, balance-coordination, mobility and range of motion exercises.

The control group received conventional therapy 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each therapy session a day lasted 45 minutes in control group.

Sensory Integration Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The Sensory Integration Therapy was applied to the intervention group in addition to the conventional exercise program. Sensory Integration Therapy included tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular activities. The tactile sensory activities consisted of materials such as stepping stones, tactile box, brushing, fabric walking path. The vestibular sensory activities consisted of materials such as hammock swings, trampolines, rope nets, rock walls, river stones. Proprioceptive sensory activities consisted of materials such as weight bearing activities, heavy lifting, deep pressure, big ball activities, tug of war and ball pits.

The intervention group underwent each session 45 minute conventional therapy and 15 minutes SIT. The therapy program continued 3 days a week for 8 weeks in intervention group.

Interventions

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Conventional Exercises

This conventional exercises included stretching and strengthening, balance-coordination, mobility and range of motion exercises.

The control group received conventional therapy 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each therapy session a day lasted 45 minutes in control group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Sensory Integration Therapy

The Sensory Integration Therapy was applied to the intervention group in addition to the conventional exercise program. Sensory Integration Therapy included tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular activities. The tactile sensory activities consisted of materials such as stepping stones, tactile box, brushing, fabric walking path. The vestibular sensory activities consisted of materials such as hammock swings, trampolines, rope nets, rock walls, river stones. Proprioceptive sensory activities consisted of materials such as weight bearing activities, heavy lifting, deep pressure, big ball activities, tug of war and ball pits.

The intervention group underwent each session 45 minute conventional therapy and 15 minutes SIT. The therapy program continued 3 days a week for 8 weeks in intervention group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Between the ages of 4-17
* Diagnosed with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy
* Having Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I and II

Exclusion Criteria

* Children who underwent phenol and botulinum toxin-a injections in the last 6 months before the study
* Had a previous surgical operation, and had a cardiopulmonary disease that could prevent exercise
* Children with communication, hearing and vision problems
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Atahan TURHAN

Principal Investigator: Atahan Turhan, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Atahan TURHAN, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Locations

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Atahan TURHAN

Kırşehir, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Kantor J, Hlavackova L, Du J, Dvorakova P, Svobodova Z, Karasova K, Kantorova L. The Effects of Ayres Sensory Integration and Related Sensory Based Interventions in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review. Children (Basel). 2022 Apr 1;9(4):483. doi: 10.3390/children9040483.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35455527 (View on PubMed)

Warutkar VB, Krishna Kovela R. Review of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children With Cerebral Palsy. Cureus. 2022 Oct 26;14(10):e30714. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30714. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36439588 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KAEU-T.ATAHAN-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id