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Effects of Physical Training Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on Non-ambulant Children With Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
Children with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy are late developers. delayed gross and fine motor development require early intervention to improve the child performance and avoid secondary impairments.
Official title: Effects of Physical Training Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on Trunk Control, Selectivity and Upper Extremity Function of Non-ambulant Children With Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Years - 7 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2022-08-10
Completion Date
2025-12-24
Last Updated
2026-04-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
physical therapy excercises
* Sequenced trunk co-activation exercises * Righting and protective reactions * Functional stretching exercises.
Standard Orthotic Management
A custom-made articulating ankle foot orthosis
selective dorsal rhizotomy
All SDRs were performed by a single neurosurgeon through an osteoplastic laminotomy from L2 to L5
Locations (1)
Amira Mahmoud Abd-elmonem
Giza, Egypt