Clinical trial NCT06407921: Whole Body Vibration and BOSU Ball in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Official title: Comparative Effects of Whole Body Vibration and BOSU Ball on Balance and Functional Mobility in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Keywords: cerebral palsy
WBVT
bosu ball
functional mobility
balance
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-09
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: It will be randomized control trial in which non probability convenient sampling will be used. Two groups of 6-12 age will be formed in which participants will be randomly divided. group A will only receive Whole Body Vibration therapy and group B will only receive BOSU ball.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive neurodevelopmental disorder, also known as littles disease. The most common cause of physical and mental disabilities in the pediatric population. Cerebral means brain and palsy means weakness or problems in muscles. Spastic cerebral palsy is the common type of cerebral palsy characterized by spasticity or high muscle tone, results in stiffness etc.

This will be a randomized clinical trial, data will be collected from Sehat medical complex Lahore. Study will be conducted on 30 patients. Inclusion criteria of this study is spastic diplegic CP children with age between 6 to 12 years, with GMFCS level 1 and 2 and those both male nd female, able to understand command will be included. Those diplegic spastic CP who have orthopedic intervention/surgery, botulinum toxin injection within past six months, or medical problems such as pneumonia that prevented children from participating in exercises will be excluded.

Detailed description: Group A: whole body vibration therapy group This group will be provided with whole body vibration therapy in spastic cerebral palsy children. Exercise will be conducted 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Pre and post session functional mobility and balance will be measured by pediatric balance scale and time up and go test. Along routine physical therapy such as stretching exercise of achilles tendon, hamstring muscles, hip flexors and adductors, shoulder internal rotators, and wrist flexors, pronators, and ulnar deviator etc.

Group B: BOSU ball training group This group will be provided with both sides up ball BOSU training in spastic cerebral palsy children. Exercise will be conducted 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Pre and post session functional mobility and balance will be measured by pediatric balance scale and time up and go test. Along routine physical therapy such as stretching exercise of achilles tendon, hamstring muscles, hip flexors and adductors, shoulder internal rotators, and wrist flexors, pronators, and ulnar deviator etc.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Spastic diplegic CP with GMFCS level I-II
* Age 6-12 years
* Both male and female.
* Able to understand command

Exclusion Criteria:

* Orthopedic surgery within 6 months
* Botulinum injection
* Parents refuse to participate
* Other diseases as Pneumonia

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pediatric Balance Scale
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Timed Up & Go test
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Functional Mobility Scale
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah International University
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Hafsa Imtiaz, MS*
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Shah JP, Thaker N, Heimur J, Aredo JV, Sikdar S, Gerber L. Myofascial Trigger Points Then and Now: A Historical and Scientific Perspective. PM R. 2015 Jul;7(7):746-761. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.01.024. Epub 2015 Feb 24.