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NCT06781047
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Effects of Trunk-Focused Rehabilitation on Spinal Mobility, Trunk Control, and Hand Functions in Cerebral Palsy

Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

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Summary

Main Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of trunk-focused rehabilitation on trunk control, spinal mobility, and manual skills in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Secondary Purpose: To investigate its effects on functional health.

Official title: Serebral Palsili Adölesanlarda Gövde Odaklı Rehabilitasyonun Spinal Mobilite, Gövde Kontrolü ve El Fonksiyonları Üzerine Etkilerinin İncelenmesi

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

12 Years - 18 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

40

Start Date

2024-05-15

Completion Date

2025-06-25

Last Updated

2025-02-07

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

OTHER

Trunk Focused Rehabilitation (TFR)

Abdominal stabilization progression for TFR is applied with simultaneous breathing exercise for 3 days a week, 45 minutes a day, 8 weeks (24 sessions in total)(8). 1. Basic Abdominal Stabilization Training, Task-Focused Exercises (without spinal diagonal and rotational components)(8,12). Warm-up: 5 minutes, Global Stretching and Relaxation(9,10,11). Extremity load, elastic band, and unstable surface are added as stabilization is achieved in neurodevelopmental positions. Task-oriented exercises(12). Cooling Down: Warm-up exercises are repeated. 2. General Posture and Asymmetry Training Brochure (includes adolescent, family, and team members)(13-17). The exercise starts with 3 seconds and gradually progresses to 10 seconds, 10 repetitions, and 3 sets. The TFR group also receives Conventional Treatment 2 days a week, 40 minutes per day, for 8 weeks. The same treatment protocol is applied as the control group). Routine physiotherapists apply conventional treatment.

OTHER

Conventional Rehabilitation (CR)

Conventional treatment is applied to the group, 2 days a week, 40 minutes each session, for 8 weeks. It is an intervention performed by a physiotherapist who regularly follows up in a special education and rehabilitation center. 1. Normal Joint Movement (NEH) 2. Stretching for the lower, and upper extremities and around the hips 3. Lying activities 4. Curl up (assisted, unaided) 5. Bridging exercise, cat camel exercise, posterior pelvic tilt exercise 6. Walking training 7. Climbing and descending stairs 8. Weight transfer exercises at standing, sitting

Locations (3)

Sacettin Gürbüz Barrier-Free Life Center (General name of the campus.) /*Private Etimesgut Barrier-Free Life Special Education and Rehabilitation Center

Ankara, Etimesgut, Turkey (Türkiye)

Private Etimesgut Kardelen Special Education and Rehabilitation Center

Ankara, Etimesgut, Turkey (Türkiye)

SERÇEV Barrier-Free and Vocational Technical Anatolian High School

Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)