Effects of Kinesiotherapy on Upper Limb Function and Activities of Daily Living in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This study will be randomized controlled trial, data will be collected from BASES special education school sialkot , Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital, sialkot and Lahore. The study will include 28 patients equally divided into two groups and randomly allocated. Inclusion criteria for the study will be age of 8-13 years old of both sexes, ability to follow simple instructions, able to sit or stand with support to participate in physical therapy sessions( MACS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ) and (GMFCS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ), ability to communicate needs and discomfort (verbally or non-verbally), No concurrent participation in other physical therapy and excluded with Severe visual and hearing impairments, severe cognitive disabilities, History of seizures, Recent (within 6 months) or planned orthopedic surgery, Concurrent use of botulinum toxin injections. Experimental group will perform both Kinesiotherapy protocol and conventional physical therapy while Control group will perform only conventional physical therapy for 8 weeks 2-3 times weekly with 45 min of each session. Outcomes to be analyzed will be upper limb function and Activities of daily living (ADLs). Tools used for data collection will be Action Research Arm (ARA) test, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 26, 27.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8
Maximum Age: 13
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age: 8-13 years old both sexes

• Ability to follow simple instructions, able to sit or stand with support to participate in physical therapy sessions( MACS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ)(9) and (GMFCS level Ⅰ-Ⅲ)(10)

• Ability to communicate needs and discomfort (verbally or non-verbally)

• No concurrent participation in other physical therapy or rehabilitation programs

Locations
Other Locations
Pakistan
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RECRUITING
Sialkot
Contact Information
Primary
imran amjad, Phd
imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk
9233224390125
Backup
Muhammad asif javed, MS PT
a.javed@riphah.edu.pk
923224209422
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-01-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 28
Treatments
Other: control group
Following baseline assessments, participants will begin their respective 8-week intervention program with 2-3 times per week. The group A will receive base line conventional exercise program with standard physical therapy interventions as follow:~* Stretching of tight muscles of affected upper limb.~* Weight bearing of affected upper limb.~* Manual dexterity exercises like grasp release, pack board activities.~* Teaching of ADLs.~* Functional task practice(2)
Experimental: experimental group
Kinesiotherapy tailored exercises focusing on movement and exercise, The movements are as follows:Sitting on a chair, the participant had to lean forward to pick up an object previously placed on the floor.Sitting on a chair, the participant had to rotate the upper body, reaching out and grabbing an object on its side, at the height of his shoulders.Sitting on a chair, the participant had to clasp his hands and flex the shoulders.~Sitting on a chair in front of a table, the participant had to take objects numbered in ascending order and hand them over to the therapist.~Sitting on a chair holding a stick, the participant had to place one hand above the other, raising his hands as if holding on to the stick.Sitting on a chair in front of a table, the patient had to find similar playing cards. All cards were face down. Sitting on a stretcher, the participant had to laterally tilt his trunk, putting the weight on the upper limbs. The therapist maintained the elbow extension
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Riphah International University

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