Effect of Platform Swing Walkway on Locomotor Behavior in Diplegic Children

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Locomotor activity is accompanied by a number of sensory stimuli: visual, auditory, olfactory, vestibular, and somatosensory. When improving motor skills, incorporating postural reflexes, creating synchronized eye movements, and visual attention skills, the vestibular system is particularly important.

Detailed Description
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Thirty diaplegic cerebral palsied children of both sexes, ranged in age from 3 to 6 years enrolled in this study. They randomly assigned into two groups of equal number; control group (A), study group (B). Group (A) groups received the conventional physical therapy program based on neurodevelopmental approach for such cases. Whereas study group (B) received the same conventional physical therapy program given to group (A) in addition to gait training on platform swing walkway for 30 minute. All children were assessed before and after the treatment program by using 2D video based gait assessment system to measure the percentage of swing and stance phase, also GMFM was used to assess standing and walking, running, and jumping abilities, domains (D) and (E).

Official Title
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Effect of Platform Swing Walkway on Locomotor Behavior in Children With Diaplegia

Conditions
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Vestibular Rehabilitation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: conventional physical therapy program
* Other: gait training on platform swing walkway


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: were cognitively competent able to understand and follow instructions. Exclusion Criteria: if they had fixed contractures deformities of the spine, upper or lower extremities, visual or respiratory disorders.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Years
Maximum Age: 8 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Treatment group<br>gait training on platform swing walkway for 30 minute. | Other: conventional physical therapy program<br>* traditional physical therapy program<br>Other: gait training on platform swing walkway<br>* gait training on platform swing walkway for 30 minute.<br>|
| Experimental: control group<br>conventional physical therapy program | Other: conventional physical therapy program<br>* traditional physical therapy program<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Growth Motor Function Measure Scale (GMFM). | Growth Motor Function Measure Scaleis the scale tat will assess the functional gross preinterventiona and after 3 months of the treatment program | pre intervension and after three months of the intervention to asses the improvent in standing and walking .the highest score indicate improvementg | 
| 2D, video based gait assessment system: | Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool | 2D, video based gait assessment system asses the change in the stance in swing phase before and after three months of the intervention program . |