Effects of Physical Therapy on the Multisystems of Children With Cerebral Palsy: a Longitudinal Study

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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Cerebral Palsy (CP) refers to childhood movement and posture disorders, whose severity, patterns of motor involvement and associated impairments are very varied. It is the most prevalent type of physical disability in children. Any non-progressive central nervous system (CNS) lesion that occurs in the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal period up to 2 years of life is considered CP. Thus, the present work aims to evaluate, monitor and verify the effects of physical therapy interventions on gross motor function, spasticity, balance, muscle activation, fatigue, respiratory system, functionality and social participation in children with cerebral palsy. This work will use some evaluation scales such as the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66), the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), the Early Clinical Assessment of Balance (ECAB), electromyography, the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Pediatric Functional Status. Scale. In addition to questionnaires, which will be applied directly to parents/caregivers, such as the Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM), the PEDI (Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory) and the Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Maximum Age: 12
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• clinical diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

• aged between 0-12 years

• classified in all the levels of the GMFCS

• those responsible agree to release the minor to participate in the study and sign the Free and Informed Consent Form (FICT)

Locations
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Brazil
Franciele Zardo
RECRUITING
Porto Alegre
Contact Information
Primary
Fernanda Cechetti, PhD
fernandacec@ufcspa.edu.br
(51) 3303 8776
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-11-30
Completion Date: 2024-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 33
Treatments
Physical Therapy Modalities
Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy will be followed longitudinally in their therapies within the physiotherapeutic treatment.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

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