Weight Abnormalities With Diet and Exercise Frequency in Egyptian Children With Cerebral Palsy
Condition: Obesity, Childhood; Cerebral Palsy; Weight, Body; Abdominal Obesity
MeSH terms: Paralysis; Cerebral Palsy; Congenital Abnormalities; Obesity; Obesity, Abdominal; Pediatric Obesity; Body Weight
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      The goal of this study was to find prevalence and correlations of different weight
      abnormalities and risk of abdominal obesity in a random sample of Egyptian children suffering
      from cerebral palsy. This cross- sectional study hypothesize the prevalence of weight
      abnormalities and risk of abdominal obesity in addition to positive correlations between
      weight abnormalities and number of exercise hours and frequency of meals in a random sample
      of Egyptian children suffering from cerebral palsy

      RESEARCH QUESTION:

        1. What is the prevalence of weight abnormalities and and risk of abdominal obesity in
           Egyptian children with cerebral palsy?

        2. Does the weight abnormalities correlates with number of exercise hours or frequency of
           meals in children with cerebral palsy?
    

Detailed description: 
      This cross- sectional study will be conducted to identify the prevalence of weight
      abnormalities and risk of abdominal obesity in a random sample of Egyptian children suffering
      from cerebral palsy. It included all cerebral palsy cases at six private pediatric
      rehabilitation clinics in four different governorates (Cairo, Alexandria, Sharkia and
      Beni-Suef). Data will be collected from patients, records of the referrals to pediatric
      physical therapy rehabilitation clinics and measurements of weight, height, waist
      circumference and hip circumference performed by the therapist.

      These six settings were selected because;1) They represent different geographical and
      socioeconomic levels in Egypt, 2) All of them offer pediatric physical therapy rehabilitation
      sessions at approximately the same range of price ,3) At that time general hospitals were
      still strictly committed to corona virus control measures, so no data could be available from
      general hospitals.

      The following information will be extracted from the patient records: Sex, Age, Diagnosis,
      subtype of Cerebral Palsy, level of function and degree of spasticity., associated
      impairments, dietary intake (number of meals or quality of meals) and number of exercise
      hours per week. A questionnaire will be designed to get the care givers' report about
      presence of associated impairments, number of meals per day and number of exercising hours
      per week, type of associated impairments, quality of meals and type of exercises. All care
      givers of children diagnosed by cerebral palsy will be interviewed by the therapist to help
      them fill in the questionnaire and to obtain a consent of their participation. BMI; kg/m2
      will be calculated by measuring height and weight. WHR will be calculated by measuring waist
      circumference and hip circumference. BMI and WHR percentiles will be reported according to
      sex-specific age group standards for growth set by the WHO growth charts.
    

Observational model: Ecologic or Community
Time perspective: Cross-Sectional
Sampling method: Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Children diagnosed as Cerebral Palsy between the age of 2 to 18 years
      
Keywords: weight abnormalities; abdominal obesity; cerebral palsy