The Effect of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Surgery on Walking in Children With Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy in Turkey

NCT ID: NCT06617507

Last Updated: 2024-09-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-01

Study Completion Date

2024-09-01

Brief Summary

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Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a motor disorder that develops during fetal brain development or due to non-progressive damage to the developing infant brain. These movement and posture disorders are classified as Spastic Type, Dyskinetic Type, Ataxic Type and Mixed Type (Rosenbaum, 2007). Spastic type CP accounts for 20% of all CP cases. Spastic type CP is divided into three groups: diparetic (38%), hemiparetic (39%) and quadriparetic (23%) (Novak et al., 2014).

Lower extremity involvement is more common in diparetic cerebral palsy (DCP) (Donker et al., 2008). 98% of DCP cases vary between GMFS levels I and III. Walking rates are between 86-91% (Novak et al., 2014). Children with DCP can usually walk until the age of 4 (Cottalorda, 1998). However, these walks are often; Due to spasticity, muscle weakness, involuntary co-contraction, deficiencies in selective motor control, balance problems, structural changes of soft tissue and compensatory mechanisms (Manca, 2014), it can lead to musculoskeletal system problems and gait pathologies. Although the cerebral lesion that causes is static, children with spastic diplegia increase in height with age, and they may lose their ability to walk because bone length cannot be accompanied by muscle length at the same rate (Miller, 2020).

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery is an effective method for spasticity management in children with spastic DCP (Novak et al., 2014). The positive effect of SDR on function and mobility has been proven (Novak et al., 2020).

It has been stated that SDR surgery applied to carefully selected candidates may be beneficial on gait quality in individuals with ambulatory CP (Chen, 2019). SDR surgery has been found to improve walking as a result of information collected from patients through a survey (Park, 2021). The aim of our study is to reveal the effect of SDR surgery performed in Turkey on gait function in children with CP using evaluation scales.

Detailed Description

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It's an observational study. Purpose of the study: The aim of our study is to reveal the effect of SDR surgery performed in Turkey on gait function in children with CP using evaluation scales.

A total of 20 ambulatory diparetic CP cases, aged between 0-17, who were deemed suitable for SDR surgery and operated on, were included in the study.

* What is the effect of SDR surgery performed in Turkey on gait function in children with CP?
* How did the muscle tone of the participants change after the SDR operation?

The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), The Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) and The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) were applied to the participants.

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia Gait, Spastic

Keywords

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Cerebral Palsy Gait Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Ambulation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Children with diparetic cerebral palsy

20 ambulatory diparetic CP cases were included. The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), The Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) and The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) were applied to the participants.

Group 1

Intervention Type OTHER

The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), The Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) and The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) were applied to the participants.

Interventions

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Group 1

The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), The Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) and The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) were applied to the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being between the ages of 0-17
* Being diagnosed with Diparetic CP, one of the types of Cerebral Palsy

Exclusion Criteria

* Having any history of orthopedic surgery on the musculoskeletal system
* Having Botulinum Toxin injection in the last 6 months
* Using of Baclofen Pump
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Acıbadem Atunizade Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gizem Gurzoglu

Pediatric Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gizem Gürzoğlu

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Acıbadem Atunizade Hospital

Locations

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Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital

Istanbul, Altunizade, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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GGurzoglu2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id