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Loading Gait in Spatic Cerebral Palsy

Information source: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Condition(s) targeted: Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Intervention: Single treadmill gait training with additional loading (Other)

Phase: N/A

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Camila R Simão, MSc, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Summary

The purpose of this study is to observe the behavior of kinematic variables in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy (SHCP), immediately after treadmill gait training with ankle loading. The children underwent a single treadmill training session with ankle loading. The kinematic parameters were assessed in three phases: before training (PRE); immediately after training (POST); and 5 minutes after the end of training (FOLLOW UP). The investigators hypothesized that the treadmill gait training with additional lower limb loading would be a disturbance capable of modifying the locomotor strategy of children with SHCP, by the increase in kinematic parameters in the swing phase of gait.

Clinical Details

Official title: Immediate Effects of a Single Treadmill Gait Training Session With Additional Loading on Kinematic Gait Parameters in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Study design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Changes in kinematic gait parameters after treadmill trainning with ankles loading

Secondary outcome: Changes in kinematic gait parameters after five minutes of rest

Eligibility

Minimum age: 5 Years. Maximum age: 13 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy;

- Being able to walk without an assistive device (levels I or II of the Gross Motor

Function Classification System - GMFCS);

- Not having undergone muscle lengthening surgery within the previous year;

- Not having applied botulin toxin to the lower limbs or serial casting in the

previous 6 months. Exclusion Criteria:

- Inability to understand simple commands to perform the training and evaluation;

- Inability to walk on the treadmill with or without load on the lower limbs;

- Presence of any physical pain or discomfort during the course of training.

Locations and Contacts

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN 59072-970, Brazil
Additional Information

Cerebral palsy

Gait training

Starting date: September 2012
Last updated: December 13, 2013

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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