Status:
COMPLETED
Taping in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Adriana Neves Dos Santos
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Kinesio taping (KT) has been commonly used in rehabilitation in children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy (UCP). However, there is a lack of studies that verified the effects of KT in CP. We aimed to ve...
Detailed Description
We evaluated a non-probability convenience sample. Participants were recruited in the rehabilitation clinic of the university and care facilities, between July of 2013 and July of 2014. Body structur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children diagnosed with unilateral spastic Cerebral Palsy
- Aged from 6 and 12 years
- Ability to perform sit to stand movement without support in three seat heights
Exclusion
- Ability to understand simple commands
- Muscle shortening in hamstrings, gastrocnemius and hip flexors
- Deformity in the lower limbs, such as fixed hip and knee flexion, that could compromise STS
- Surgical procedures in lower limbs and trunk in previous 12 months
- Botulinum toxin injection in lower limbs in the previous 6 months
- Not attending physical therapy at least 2 times a week during the last 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03296865
Start Date
March 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2016
Last Update
October 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, 13565-905