The Effect of Botox Injection on Postural Stability of Cerebral Palsy (CP) Children

Condition(s) targeted: Cerebral Palsy

Intervention: botox (Drug)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Soroka University Medical Center

Overall contact:
Itsahk Melzer, PhD, Phone: 972-8-6477727, Email: itzikm@bgu.ac.il

Children suffer from Cerebral Palsy that willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control using force plate before 2 month after BOTOX injection in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at BGU. An automated algorithm will be used to extract standardized stabilogram-diffusion parameters from each of the COP data sets collected during quiet standing. These parameters include diffusion coefficients, critical displacement, critical time and scaling exponents for both lateral and anterior-posterior sway directions (Collins & De Luca, 1993). Each of the Times (before 3 month and 6 month after the THA) in two task conditions (eyes closed and eyes close conditions). Participants will be required to stand on the platform 5 times for 30 s For each trial, they will be instructed to sway as little as possible. In addition Gait analysis will be also examined.

Study design: Case-Only, Prospective

Primary outcome: SDF parameters

Minimum age: 3 Years. Maximum age: 7 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Cerebral palsy

- BOTOX injection

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not able to stand independently 60 seconds

- Not able to walk independently

Itsahk Melzer, PhD, Phone: 972-8-6477727, Email: itzikm@bgu.ac.il

Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel; Recruiting
itshak Melzer, PhD, Phone: 972-8-6477727, Email: itzikm@bgu.ac.il

Starting date: February 2008
Ending date: June 2009
Last updated: May 20, 2008