Hippotherapy Versus Swiss Ball Training to Improve Trunk Control and Balance on Spastic Daiplegic Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT06047756

Last Updated: 2025-11-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2024-01-01

Brief Summary

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To compare effect in both intervention

Detailed Description

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In this study we will compare the effects of hippotherapy and swiss ball therapy. Our objectives of the study are To compare the effects of hippotherapy and Swiss ball training, to improve trunk control and balance on spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia

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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Hippotherapy

Patients suffering with diplegic therapy will perform their exercise protocols on a stationary horse.The child is seat astride the horse wearing a helmet and was encouraged to perform various activities designed to emphasize movement in a forward and upward reaching direction to encourage active postural control, trunk strength, balance and trunk/pelvic dissociation.30 minutes to 1 hour with a frequency ranging from 4 sessions per week and the total duration of horseback riding 6 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hippotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient will perform different movement of the trunk while sitting on a horse.

Swiss Ball therapy

Children of second group will receive swiss ball therapy. Position the child to sit on the ball and giving extension rotation and flexion rotation to the child. This will facilitate trunk rotation by which the upper body is towards the weight bearing hip and away from the weight bearing hip.Training program 4 times per weeks with the treatment session of 30 minutes for 6 weeks duration

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Swiss Ball therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient will perform movements of trunk on swiss ball

Interventions

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Hippotherapy

Patient will perform different movement of the trunk while sitting on a horse.

Intervention Type OTHER

Swiss Ball therapy

Patient will perform movements of trunk on swiss ball

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age group 4 to 11 years
* Subject diagnosed with CP
* Mild Spastic Diaplegic of the lower limbs according to the modified ashworth scale grade 1 to 1+
* GMFM scale sitting balance score less than 20
* Medically stable and able to understand commands

Exclusion Criteria

* Epilepsy, other associated neurological disorders, other type of cerebral palsy,
* Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and sensory issues(poor visual or hearing acuity)
Minimum Eligible Age

4 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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Ayesha Bashir, MSNMPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah international University Islamabad

Locations

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Helping hand for relief and development

Dīr, Khyberpakhtunkhuwa, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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REC/00123Mehrin Wadood

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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