Experimental study with a control group, developed with the aim of analyzing the impact of a telerehabilitation program based on the Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) model on gross motor function and functional performance in children with cerebral palsy.
The sample consisted of 20 children divided into two equivalent groups: an experimental group (n = 10), which received the TND intervention program in a synchronous telerehabilitation format for six months, and a control group (n = 10), which maintained the usual care and clinical follow-up plan without additional structured intervention. The children included had a clinical diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy, aged between 6 months and 6 years, classified between levels I and IV of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). The pre-intervention assessment was performed before the start of the program, and the post-intervention assessment took place after six months. The assessments included the GMFM-88, to measure gross motor function, and the CO-OP Performance Measure (COOPM), to assess caregivers' perceptions of performance and satisfaction.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
Participants in the intervention group receive a structured telerehabilitation program based on neurodevelopmental principles. The intervention is delivered remotely by a physiotherapist through scheduled sessions and focuses on improving motor control, postural alignment, balance, and functional movement according to each child's abilities. The program is individualized and adapted to the functional level of each participant and is conducted over a predefined intervention period.
Participants in the control group continue to receive conventional in-person physiotherapy based on neurodevelopment according to the Bobath concept.
Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral
Porto, Porto District, Portugal
Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88)
instrument designed to evaluate changes in gross motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy.
Time frame: Baseline and at the end of the 6-month intervention period
Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88)
Gross motor function assessed using the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88), a validated observational instrument designed to evaluate changes in gross motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy.
Time frame: Baseline and at the end of the 6-month intervention period
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
Occupational performance and satisfaction assessed using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), administered to the child's primary caregiver as a proxy respondent. Caregivers identify meaningful daily activities and rate the child's performance and satisfaction on a 10-point scale. Changes from baseline to post-intervention are analyzed.
Time frame: Baseline and at the end of the 6-month intervention period
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