Effect of Vojta Therapy on Upper Extremity Function of Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT06203366

Last Updated: 2024-09-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-15

Study Completion Date

2024-08-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this pilot study is to study the effect of Vojta therpy on upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy. The main questions are:

* to study the effect of Vojta therapy on upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy in terms of range of motion and function
* to study the effect of Vojta therapy on upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy in terms of motion analysis while perform function

Detailed Description

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Vojta therapy is an old treatment method which was discovered by Professor Vaclav Vojta, a neurologist and pediatrician. It has been used to treat children with impair motor function in Thailand since 2011. Vojta therapy encourage the movement of children via positioning and stimulate the specified zone.

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy Upper Extremity Vojta Therapy

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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Experimental group

* got the Vojta treatment 30 minutes/session, 3 times/week for 8 weeks
* got the ADL and kinetic activities training 30 minutes, 3 times/week for 8 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vojta therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Vojta therapy is an old treatment method which was discovered by Professor Vaclav Vojta, a neurologist and pediatrician. It has been used to treat children with impair motor function in Thailand since 2011. Vojta therapy encourage the movement of children via positioning and stimulate the specified zone.

control group

\- got the ADL and kinetic activities training 30 minutes, 3 times/week for 8 weeks

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vojta therapy

Vojta therapy is an old treatment method which was discovered by Professor Vaclav Vojta, a neurologist and pediatrician. It has been used to treat children with impair motor function in Thailand since 2011. Vojta therapy encourage the movement of children via positioning and stimulate the specified zone.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* spastic diplegia (MACS II-III)
* can pick box and block test at least 1 block
* has good trunk stability while sitting
* can follow command
* participant and guardian consent to the study

Exclusion Criteria

* no Vojta therapy in last 2 months
* no history of anti-spastic injection in last 6 months
* do not receive prednisolone nor adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
* cannot control seizure
* got the specific disease such as osteogenesis imperecta, cardiac disease
* Participant and guardians do not consent to the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Srisangwan School

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

SRI International

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

the royal patronage of crippled children

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mahidol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sivaporn Vongpipatana

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Srisangwan School Foundation for the Welfare of the Crippled under Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mother

Nonthaburi, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

References

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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)

Sadowska M, Sarecka-Hujar B, Kopyta I. Cerebral Palsy: Current Opinions on Definition, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Classification and Treatment Options. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2020 Jun 12;16:1505-1518. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S235165. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32606703 (View on PubMed)

Prusmetikul S, Vongpipatana S, Woratanarat P, Tuntiyatorn P, Tamonsawatruk T. Correlation of range of motion and functional performance of upper extremities in children with cerebral palsy. J Med Assoc Thai 2018;101;Suppl.3

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Peeters LHC, de Groot IJM, Geurts ACH. Trunk involvement in performing upper extremity activities while seated in neurological patients with a flaccid trunk - A review. Gait Posture. 2018 May;62:46-55. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.028. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29524797 (View on PubMed)

Kara OK, Yardimci BN, Sahin S, Orhan C, Livanelioglu A, Soylu AR. Combined Effects of Mirror Therapy and Exercises on the Upper Extremities in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Dev Neurorehabil. 2020 May;23(4):253-264. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2019.1662853. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31514564 (View on PubMed)

Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Centre. Vojta therapy in childhood. Bangkok: Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health; October 2556.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Sung YH, Ha SY. The Vojta approach changes thicknesses of abdominal muscles and gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial, pilot study. Technol Health Care. 2020;28(3):293-301. doi: 10.3233/THC-191726.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31658070 (View on PubMed)

Khiewcham P., Vongpipatana S., Wongphaet P., Thipsook K. Effect of Vojta Therapy on Gait of Children with Cerebral Palsy. J Thai Rehabil Med 2016; 26(3): 91-97

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Lim H, Kim T. Effects of vojta therapy on gait of children with spastic diplegia. J Phys Ther Sci. 2013 Dec;25(12):1605-8. doi: 10.1589/jpts.25.1605. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24409030 (View on PubMed)

Matic-Tec.de, S.R.| Therapie, Vojta. Available at: https://www.vojta.com/de/vojta-prinzip/vojtatherapie (Accessed: February 15, 2023).

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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MURA2023/780

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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