Relationship Between Trunk Control and Hand Function and Quality of Life

N/ACompletedNCT05206461

KTO Karatay University43 enrolled

Overview

Increasing quality of life and improving hand functions are very substantial treatment goals for physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Trunk control is important for these parameters in children with hemiparetic and diparetic Cerebral Palsy.

Trunk control, hanf function and quality of life measurements were carried out by a physiotherapist using the Trunk Control Measurement Scale, 9-Hole Peg Test and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Participants were informed about the procedure of the tests. The evaluation period lasted 30-40 minutes for each child.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Hand

Interventions

Trunk Control Measurement ScaleOTHER

Trunk Control Measurement Scale, easy and simple to use, was used to evaluate trunk control

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being between the ages of 5-18, * Having a diagnosis of hemiparetic or diparetic CP, * To be at the level of I-II-III according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System, * Not having had orthopedic surgery on the upper extremity in the last 6 months, * Not having been injected with Botulinum Toxin-A in the last 6 months, * Accepting the study and signing the consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Children who could not understand and follow simple verbal commands, * Did not meet the inclusion criteria, * Incomplete assessments.

Locations (1)

KTO Karatay University

Konya, Karatay, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Trunk Control Measurement Test

Trunk control

Time frame: Baseline

9-Hole Peg Test

Hand function

Time frame: Baseline

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

Quality of life

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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