Effectiveness of Wearable Trackers and Telerehabilitation in Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT06800014

Last Updated: 2025-08-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-08-07

Brief Summary

The inadequate number of rehabilitation sessions and the difficulties in accessing rehabilitation services for people with cerebral palsy result in delayed progress and low levels of physical activity for these people. As a result, it is well known that daily life often hinders the implementation of prescribed home programmes, leading to neglect. In the rehabilitation of people with cerebral palsy, physiotherapists face difficulties in monitoring patients and ensuring compliance with home exercise programmes. Both people with cerebral palsy and their carers often experience dissatisfaction and lack of motivation regarding the monitoring and control of development and activity.

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a telerehabilitation programme supported by a mobile application and a wearable activity tracker, in addition to a standard rehabilitation programme, on physical activity levels, quality of life, sleep quality, balance, activity participation and motivation, and patient satisfaction in people with cerebral palsy.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy (CP); Telerehabilitation; Physical Activity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Telerehabilitation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Telerehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in the telerehabilitation group will receive weekly home exercise instructions through a mobile application installed on their or their caregivers' smartphones, in addition to their standard rehabilitation program. These instructions will include videos, reminders, and directives for the exercises, with compliance monitored through mini-surveys delivered via the app.

Control

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in the conventional exercise group will continue their standard rehabilitation program supplemented with printed home exercise instructions, including visuals and text, similar to the content provided to the TG.

Interventions

Telerehabilitation

Participants in the telerehabilitation group will receive weekly home exercise instructions through a mobile application installed on their or their caregivers' smartphones, in addition to their standard rehabilitation program. These instructions will include videos, reminders, and directives for the exercises, with compliance monitored through mini-surveys delivered via the app.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional exercise

Participants in the conventional exercise group will continue their standard rehabilitation program supplemented with printed home exercise instructions, including visuals and text, similar to the content provided to the TG.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 14 and 18 years old
• Diagnosed with cerebral palsy
• Currently enrolled in a regular rehabilitation programme
• Level 1-3 according to Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
• No cognitive impairments affecting the understanding of exercise programmes
• Voluntary informed consent to participate
• No recent surgeries (e.g. botox, muscle relaxation) within the past 6 months
• No socioeconomic issues related to the use of smart devices

Exclusion Criteria

• The impact of recent surgical procedures or medical interventions on physical performance.
• The influence of health conditions that affect the entire body and physical performance.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kutahya Health Sciences University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Kütahya, Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2024/02-29

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id