Clinical trial NCT04222049: Application of Vibration Wave Therapy to the Children Suffering From Cerebral Palsy and Tongue Spastic Dysarthria
Official title: Application of Vibration Wave Therapy to the Speech of Children Suffering From Cerebral Palsy and Dysarthria Using Neuro Transmission Cognitive Theory: Single Group Experimental Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Dysarthria
Keywords: Neurorehabilitation
Vibration
Neurotransmission
cerebral palsy
Dysarthria
Lead sponsor: National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Family Health Hospital Islamabad Pakistan
name: Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
First posted: 2020-01-09
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 4
Maximum age (years): 8
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Vibration therapy is the widely used in many neurological disorders for different type of problems. Recently, it is being used by researchers for the betterment of motor disorders and muscle movements of the cerebral palsy patients and significant results are obtained. Investigators are conducting this research to explore that whether this therapy can have some effect on the Spastic Tongue Dysarthria of the Cerebral Palsy patients.

Detailed description: This study is going to be conducted in collaboration with Shahbaz Khalid Ranjha , Speech Language Pathologist, Family Health Hospital Islamabad who is the main person for the idea of the study and National University of Science \& Technology. This study is funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Recruitment and Intervention Work will be carried out in Family Health Hospital. Special device is being designed for transmission of Vibration waves in Lab of the university. The device is capable to transmit vibration waves to the patient. Urdu language phonological and articulation test(TAAPU) will be used for assessment as it is specially designed for Urdu language population which will be the main focus. Investigators have defined speech parameters for analysis which will be collected before application of intervention, after 3 months and then at the end of the study. Parents assessment will be collected and noted through out the intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* children having dysarthria due to cerebral Palsy
* Dysarthria due to damage in motor speech area/ broca area.
* Children having type Spastic Dysarthria

Exclusion Criteria:

Children diagnosed with following are excluded from our study

* Any speech disorders
* hearing impairments
* cleft palate
* tongue tie.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Child Historical Treatment Measurement
timeFrame: At Enrollment
measure: Change in phonological disorders using TAAPU Test for assessment of articulation and phonology in urdu language
timeFrame: At month 0, At month 03 and at month 06
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 0
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 3
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 6
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 01
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 02
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 04
measure: Parent Assessment Checklist
timeFrame: At month 05
measure: Change in phonological disorders using TAAPU Test for assessment of articulation and phonology in urdu language
timeFrame: At month 01 and At month 02
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Family Health Hospital
state: Federal
Study officials:
affiliation: Family Health Hospital Islamabad
name: Shahbaz K Ranjha, MPhil
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: National University of Science & Technology
name: Aliya A Khan, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: National University of Science & Technology
name: Mohammad U Akram, Phd
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Isra University Islamabad
name: Madeeha Nissar, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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