Statement of the problem:- Does the lower limb pedalling exercise from inclined position improve functional ability and trunk control in children with diplegic cerebral palsy? Null Hypothesis:- There will be no effect of lower limb pedalling exercise from inclined position on functional ability and trunk control in children with diplegic cerebral palsy
Subjects A convenient sample of children diagnosed as spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP) from both sexes will be recruited based on a pilot study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. They will be selected from the out-patient private clinics in Giza and Tenth of Ramadan City. Study design: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Children will receive intervention type randomly, 15 child received the designed physical therapy program and the pedaling exercise from inclined position and the other 15 child receieved the designed physical therapy program only. Children will be assessed by measuring functional ability with Gross Motor Functional measures and trunk control with trunk control measurement scale
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Each child in the experimental group will be positioned in inclined position and will cycle through the range of motion under the supervision of the researcher
It applied for all participated children in both groups. It includes; 1. Flexibility exercises 2. Static and dynamic balance 3. Functional training exercises
Faculty of physical therapy cairo University
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt
The gross motor function scale
Assessment of change of functional ability carried out by using gross motor function measures
Time frame: 2 months for each participant
Assessment of trunk control
Assessment of change of trunk control carried out by using trunk control measurement scale
Time frame: 2 months for each participant
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