BRAIN GYM EXERCISES and CEREBRAL PALSY

NCT ID: NCT07176858

Last Updated: 2025-09-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-10-09
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

Brain gym is a series of exercises developed to enhance learning by improving cognitive function and fostering a stronger mind-body connection. It uses physical and mental techniques to stimulate both hemispheres of the brain. This approach is rooted in kinesiology and applied neuroscience, fields that study the relationship between bodily movements and brain activity.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

brain gym exercises and designed physical therapy program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

brain gym exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

specially designed physical therapy program in addition to brain gym exercises for 60 min (30 min designed P.T program and other 30 min for brain gym exercises), 3 sessions/ week for 3 successive months. eight Brain Gym exercises will be selected: Cross Crawl, Lazy 8s, Hook-ups, Brain Buttons, The Elephant, The Owl, Neck Rolls, Double Doodle

designed physical therapy program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

specially designed pt program

Intervention Type: OTHER

conventional physical therapy program including reinforcement of the normal motor development, reflex inhibiting patterns, postural reaction, stretching, strengthening exercises, and gait training was applied to children in the control group

Interventions

brain gym exercise

specially designed physical therapy program in addition to brain gym exercises for 60 min (30 min designed P.T program and other 30 min for brain gym exercises), 3 sessions/ week for 3 successive months. eight Brain Gym exercises will be selected: Cross Crawl, Lazy 8s, Hook-ups, Brain Buttons, The Elephant, The Owl, Neck Rolls, Double Doodle

Intervention Type: OTHER

specially designed pt program

conventional physical therapy program including reinforcement of the normal motor development, reflex inhibiting patterns, postural reaction, stretching, strengthening exercises, and gait training was applied to children in the control group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. A diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic CP

2. Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS)

3. The age of the selected children will range from 6 to 8 years old.

4. Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS

Exclusion Criteria

1 - Children with visual or auditory problems. 2. Children with severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 65 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale).

3. Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery in the last 6 months

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Alaa Fahmy Hassan Al Nemr

assistant professor at faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Alaa AL-Nemr

Role: CONTACT

alaaalnemr28@gmail.com

+201003727467

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/004633

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id