Influence of Surface Characteristics of Gait Training on Gait Kinematics and Walking Capacity in Children With Diplegic CP

Sponsor

Cairo University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05420363

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

19.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Using challenging surfaces of gait training, which require constant adjustments of the body's movement patterns to maintain stability and provide different sensory and proprioceptive inputs to mimic real life situation is appropriate for children with CP. So, the purpose of the current study is to investigate the influence of surface characteristics of gait training on gait kinematics and walking capacity in children with diplegic CP.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy	Other: different walking surfaces Other: traditional gait training over hard surface only	N/A

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to determine the influence of surface characteristics (different surfaces materials and textures) of gait training on kinematics gait parameters (step length, step width, double support time and cadence) and the functional walking capacity in children with diplegic CP.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Factorial Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Influence of Surface Characteristics of Gait Training on Gait Kinematics and Walking Capacity in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: traditional physical therapy + gait training on different surfaces. Children in study group will receive designed physical therapy program in addition to gait training on different surfaces.	Other: different walking surfaces different surfaces materials and textures as sand ,grass, air mattress , foam mattress ,gravels and Rollator
Experimental: traditional physical therapy + traditional gait training -Children in control group will receive designed physical therapy program in addition to traditional gait training hard surface .	Other: traditional gait training over hard surface only The children will receive gait training over hard surface and even ground only and bare feet without wearing any foot ware or orthosis

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: traditional physical therapy + gait training on different surfaces.

Children in study group will receive designed physical therapy program in addition to gait training on different surfaces.

Other: different walking surfaces

different surfaces materials and textures as sand ,grass, air mattress , foam mattress ,gravels and Rollator

Experimental: traditional physical therapy + traditional gait training

-Children in control group will receive designed physical therapy program in addition to traditional gait training hard surface .

Other: traditional gait training over hard surface only

The children will receive gait training over hard surface and even ground only and bare feet without wearing any foot ware or orthosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

kinematics gait parameters [over 3 months]
step length
kinematics gait parameters [over 3 months]
step width
kinematics gait parameters [over 3 months]
double support time
kinematics gait parameters [over 3 months]
cadence

Secondary Outcome Measures

Six-minute walking test [over 3 months]
The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is self-paced walking test commonly used to assess functional capacity in children with CP. It can be easily applied in clinical sitting; it reflects functional capacity in terms of activities of daily living

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

6 Years to 8 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Their ages will range from 6 to 8 years old.
The degree of spasticity will range from grade 1 or 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale.
They will be at level II on GMFCS .
They will be able to follow verbal command or instructions.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Fixed deformities of lower limbs. 2. Sever visual or auditory problems. 3. History of surgical interference in lower limbs less than one year. 4. Botulinum toxin injections to the lower limb during the previous 4 months.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Cairo university , Faculty of Physical Therapy	Cairo		Egypt

Sponsors and Collaborators

Cairo University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Shimaa Aly Mohamed saied, principle investigator, Cairo University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05420363

Other Study ID Numbers:

P.T.REC/012/003599

First Posted:

Jun 15, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Jun 15, 2022

Last Verified:

Jun 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Shimaa Aly Mohamed saied, principle investigator, Cairo University

CP , Diplegia

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cerebral Palsy

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 15, 2022