Effect of Mechanical Vestibular Stimulation On Hand Function In Hemiparetic Children

Ahmed Mohamed Abd El Haleem Ghoniem60 enrolled

Overview

The current study will be directed to determine the effect of mechanical vestibular stimulation on fine motor skills and pinch strength in children with hemiparesis. Hemiplegic cerebral palsy causes problems with contraction, sensation, and muscular strength in the upper limbs, and its effective use of muscles for reaching, grasping, releasing, and manipulating objects is often compromised

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

mechanical vestibular stimulationOTHER

Device produces mechanical vestibular stimulation. The child was placed in a sitting position on the swing and his hands grasping the ropes at the sides then the therapist stood behind him and begin pushing the platform in fast and jerky movements in back and front, side to side, and in spinning directions with the child trying to maintain his balance in all different directions.

The design exercise programOTHER

A selected therapeutic exercises program was based on the principles of NDTBobath neurodevelopmental therapy, which is effective in controlling spasticity in children with cerebral palsy and improving motor function. i. Preparation of structures and mobilizations of the scapula, shoulder joint, and chest according to the NDT-Bobath concept ii. Exercises to increase shoulder mobility and elbow joint extension. iii. Fine motor skill exercises, wrist, and hand

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 6 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children will be included in the study if they fulfil the following criteria: 1. Diagnosed with hemiparetic cerebral palsy. 2. Age ranged from 4 to 6 years. 3. Children with spasticity grades ranged from 1 to 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale 4. Both genders will be included. 5. The child will be able to follow verbal commands and instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * Children will be excluded from the study if: 1. Any congenital or developmental disorders in addition to hemiplegia cerebral palsy. 2. Current hospitalization for urgent medical reasons. 3. Severe mental retardation. 4. Children having visual or auditory defects. 5. Children who had Botox application to the upper extremity in the past 6 months or had undergone a previous surgical intervention to the wrist and hand.

Locations (1)

Physical Therapy

Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fine motor skills

We will use Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PDMS-2) to measure visual motor integration, grasp and fine motor.

Time frame: 3 month

pinch strength

We will use Hand Dynamometer to measure pinch strength.

Time frame: 3 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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