Clinical trial NCT04896840: Tele-rehabilitation in Children With Cerebral Palsy in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Official title: The Effect of Motor Learning Based Tele-rehabilitation on Quality of Life in Children With Cerebral Palsy During the Covid-19 Epidemic Process
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
Telerehabilitation
Motor Learning
Lead sponsor: Inonu University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-05-21
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The investigators study aimed to observe the effect of motor learning-based tele-rehabilitation on quality of life in children with cerebral palsy during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Detailed description: Cerebral palsy; It is defined as a permanent, non-progressive disorder that occurs as a result of the effects of the developing fetal or infant brain for different reasons in prenatal, perinatal or postnatal periods. Children with cerebral palsy experience fundamental limitations in the postural control of static and dynamic tasks such as sitting, standing, and walking. However, children with cerebral palsy need rehabilitation. The COVID-19 pandemic prevents effective provision of rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy. However; Lack of access to rehabilitation services in individuals with cerebral palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for alternative and complementary methods. During the Covid-19 pandemic process, the tele-rehabilitation process will be able to achieve functional and social participation in children with cerebral palsy.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children with spastic cerebral palsy, ages 3-16
* To be at 1-2-3 levels according to GMFCS
* The tele-rehabilitation group is not receiving treatment in any center.
* Voluntary participation in the study with the consent of the parents

Exclusion Criteria:

* Application of muscle tone reduction 6 months before the start of the study (eg botulin toxin, baclofen pump therapy) or those undergoing orthopedic surgery.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Malatya
country: Turkey
facility: Inonu University
city: Malatya
country: Turkey
facility: Inonu University
Study officials:
References:
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