Calf Muscle Strength and Standing Efficiency in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Cairo University30 enrolled

Overview

It will be hypothesized that strengthening the calf muscles will improve standing efficiency in children with spastic diplegia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Strengthening exercise + Electrical stimulation of calf muscleOTHER

selected physical therapy programOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 4 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children age will be ranging between 2 and 4 years. * They are classified at level III by GMFCS-ER, i.e. they can stand with minimal support. * Full mobile lower limbs joints. * Children with mild and moderate spasticity ( i.e. grade 1 and 2, according to Modified Ashworth Scale). Exclusion Criteria: * Children with severe spasticity ( i.e. grade 4, according to Modified Ashworth Scale). * Fixed deformities. * Uncontrolled seizures.

Locations (1)

Cairo University

Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Gross Motor Function Measure

Time frame: 2 months

Secondary Outcomes

Ultrasonography

To measure calf muscle thickness

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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