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Effect of Eye Movement Exercise on Gait Spatial and Temporal Parameters in Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegic Children
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an effect of eye movement training exercises on gait kinetic variables in cerebral palsy spastic diplegic children.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Years - 6 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-05-30
Completion Date
2025-12-07
Last Updated
2025-06-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Selected gait training program
All children in both groups will receive selected gait training (treadmill) sessions for five times per week over 6 successive months.
Eye movement exercise
All children in the experimental group will receive eye training exercises for five times per week over 6 successive months. The exercises include tasks to improve visual focus and tracking. Children search for a specific card among 20 while covering one eye, repeated 10 times. They follow a pencil moving vertically, horizontally, in circles, and in a figure 8, maintaining a 1m distance. Exercises include shifting gaze between two pencils, recognizing letters on a shaking card, and tracking a pencil from 5cm to 50cm. Tasks are done with each eye covered separately. Another task involves walking while focusing on a fixed target 1m away at eye level for 5 minutes.
Locations (1)
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt