Clinical trial NCT05392335: Myofascial Stretch With And Without Functional Massage In Children With Cerebral Palsy
Official title: Effects Of Myofascial Stretch With And Without Functional Massage On Spasticity And Gross Motor Function In Children With Cerebral Palsy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy, Functional Massage, Myofacial Stretch
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-05-26
Enrollment: 22
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Cerebral palsy is one of the most common childhood disabilities, and it occurs with an incidence of 2-2.5 per 1000 living births. Children with CP have various impairments including neuromuscular and musculoskeletal problems such as spasticity, dyscoordination, loss of selective motor control, and weakness. CP can be classified according to the severity of motor deficits as mild, moderate, or severe. Several other classification systems exist based on the pathophysiology, etiology, and distribution of motor deficits. The aim of the study to evaluate the effects of functional massage and myofascial stretch on spasticity and motor function of CP Children. Study will be conducted in 22 patients in experimental and control group. Pre and Post values will be evaluated. The tools used will be Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). The significance of this study is that it will define for us that to how much extent we can improve the Spastic and painful condition of lower limb of CP child. Data will be analyzed using SPSS 22.0 mean and standard deviation will be calculated. Appropriate the statistical test will be used after checking normality of data.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age of 6 and 12 year
* Both genders
* Children between level Ⅰ- Ⅳ based on Gross Motor Classification System(GMFCS)

Exclusion Criteria:

* The existence of dyskinesia or dystonia
* History of muscle lengthening surgery
* Presence of uncontrolled seizures

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in scores of Modified Ashworth scale
timeFrame: Baseline and 8th week
measure: Change in scores of GMFM 88
timeFrame: Baseline and 8th week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Rising Sun Institute
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Fareeha Kausar, PP-DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Mahmood Q, Habibullah S, Babur MN. Potential effects of traditional massage on spasticity and gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial. Pak J Med Sci. 2019 Sep-Oct;35(5):1210-1215. doi: 10.12669/pjms.35.5.478.
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citation: Bingöl H, Akaras E, Kocaman H. The effects of massage therapy on symptoms related cerebral palsy in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan. 2020;4(58):6-14.
citation: Kuruma H, Takei H, Nitta O, Furukawa Y, Shida N, Kamio H, et al. Effects of Myofascial Release and Stretching Technique on Range of Motion and Reaction Time. Journal of Physical Therapy Science. 2013;25(2):169-71.