Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Study of Whole Body Vibration for Children With Cerebral Palsy (CP) From 12 Months of Age
Lead Sponsor:
University of Cologne
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood. Up to day the investigators have treated children diagnosed cerebral palsy with side-alternating whole body vibration ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children diagnosed CP
- ≥ 12 months and ≤ 24 months of age (prematures corrected age)
- GMFCS level II, III, IV
- Inability to stand and walk
- Written informed consent of legal guardian
Exclusion
- Chronic infectious disease
- Epilepsy not responding to therapy
- Additional severe congenital disorder (e.g. congenital heart disorder)
- Surgery in previous three months
- Hernia requiring surgery
- Treatment with Botulinumtoxin
- Acute Thromboses
- Implants and tendinitis in body parts to be trained
- Acute inflammation in the musculoskeletal system
- Slipped disc
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Fractures in previous three months
- Intracerebral bleeding in previous three months
- Planned surgery in study period
- Participation at another interventional trial
- Gall stones, kidney stones and pregnancy of the person who trains with the child
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01491152
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
February 1 2014
Last Update
March 7 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany