Status:
RECRUITING
Neural Mobilization and Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Seville
Collaborating Sponsors:
Instituto de Biomedicina (IBiS) de Sevilla
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Neurologic Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: To assess the effect of neural mobilization applied to the lower limbs, compared to conventional physical therapy, in children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Using the International Classif...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children and adolescents diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy or presence of spasticity and aged between 5 and 18 years.
- Level I to V in the Gross Motor Function Classification System, which denotes that the participant should be able to walk with or without using assistive devices.
- Increased muscle tone in the lower extremities, represented by a score greater than 0 on the Tardieu clinical scale and a positive response in the Duncan Ely test.
- Ability to communicate pain.
- Ability to follow simple commands.
Exclusion
- Have ankle joint arthrodesis or any surgical operation that prevents joint mobilization of the lower limb to some degree.
- Any significant change in medication treatment during the study period that may influence (increase or decrease) muscle tone.
- Experience uncontrolled epileptic seizures despite medication.
- Have received botulinum toxin treatment in the lower limb within the 6 months prior to the study.
- Undergo a different physical therapy treatment parallel to that developed in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 10 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 15 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06485830
Start Date
July 10 2024
End Date
June 15 2025
Last Update
December 6 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Centro de Atencion Infantil Temprana (CAIT), Universidad de Cordoba
Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain, 14004
2
University of Sevilla
Seville, Sevilla, Spain, 41009